From the Kitchen and From the Bar – experimenting with roots, a pie and a bottle of mead

The local large grocery store has a small section of unusual fruits and vegetables, at least unusual to me, she who grew up in very white, very Protestant rural Pennsylvania and who hadn’t a chance to talk to someone who had skin any darker than her pale pink until she went to college. I decided … Continue reading From the Kitchen and From the Bar – experimenting with roots, a pie and a bottle of mead

From the Bar – Stonekeep Mead and a review of our local garden show

Here in central PA, we are known for the Pennsylvania Farm Show which is in January. Essentially a state fair in buildings, people bring their award winning farm animals in for judging, there are huge displays of the latest in farm equipment and the food is famous.  Of course, the reason it’s famous is that … Continue reading From the Bar – Stonekeep Mead and a review of our local garden show