The Austin Gastronomist

Farmer Profile: Marissa Lankes of Boggy Creek Farm

Kathryn June 23, 2011 Austin Foodies, Front Page, Outside the Kitchen Farmer, Farming

6:00 a.m. at Boggy Creek Farm is a magical time. I was at the east Austin farm last Thursday at that early hour and the field in front of the house was as still as a picture. The usually-bustling farm

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Meal Plan 6/16-6/21

Kathryn June 16, 2011 Recipes & Menus, Uncategorized, Weekly Menus

I did a little dance when I unloaded our Local Box this week. We got okra, peaches, basil and two kinds of tomatoes. It doesn’t get much summery-er than that. Rami and I made short work of the tomatoes and

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Cowpea Salad

Kathryn June 13, 2011 Front Page, Gluten-free, Recipes & Menus, Side Dishes, Soups & Salads, Summer Salad, Vegetarian Food

I love cooking with cowpeas. They’re versatile and easy to work with, and undeniably pretty. I seek them out at summer farmer’s markets, and I rejoice when they arrive in our Local Box. Lucky for me, cowpeas are a heat

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Sun Gold Tomatoes

Kathryn June 11, 2011 Front Page Farm, Tomatoes

At first I thought I’d make a pasta salad with these sun gold tomatoes from Tecolote Farm. Then I ate one. And another one. And other one. And soon they were all gone.

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Meal Plan 6/9 – 6/14

Kathryn June 9, 2011 Front Page, Recipes & Menus, Uncategorized, Weekly Menus Meal Plans

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eKwLBAsd-c?rel=0&w=425&h=349] Is there anything sadder than tossing a slimy, spoiled head of lettuce into the trash? Of course there is, but that’s not keeping me from wallowing in culinary pity. I forgot my cooking at home last week because

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