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rhubarb is IN

May 24, 2015 by the life I picked

A scant bushel of gigantic rhubarb from Jersey was first up this year– hey, no snickering, it is the Garden State for a reason, and though I still consider it all mostly a mystery, I did live there for 10 years. …

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where to find les collines, spring 2015

May 18, 2015 by the life I picked

So grateful spring has arrived…or is it summer? Whichever, it is not cold, and we will take it….

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The Amazing Lee Bros. Sour Orange Pie

May 5, 2015 by the life I picked

Read that how you will– both the Lee Bros. and their sour orange pie are amazing. They (the brothers that is, with or without pie!) actually have a TV show called “Southern Uncovered” starting in June!!!…

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under construction

April 29, 2015 by the life I picked

Wow, a month short of a year since I wrote, Come back soon….for those of you who’ve been awaiting the grace interviews (Warren, are you there?), they are actually in process now. Hoping you’ll be reading the first before summer.

Stay tuned xo

 

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bonny Scots marmalade

March 18, 2015 by the life I picked

As the wind howls and the snow blows– we may be two days from the spring equinox but the weather is firmly winter– the new and very bonny marmalade from les collines is springing forth!!…

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les collines rive droite!

March 9, 2015 by the life I picked

So happy to announce, Fleisher’s Pasture-Raised Meats in Uptown Kingston now stocks les collines! Our little jars have crossed the mighty Hudson!!

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Scots marmalade, in a series

February 27, 2015 by the life I picked

Of marmalade and men. No more mice….

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in development: marmalade

February 16, 2015 by the life I picked

I resisted but now I am coming around to the idea of making a marmalade. Part of the resistance was that I have not a speck of experience, first-hand or other, with making it, the way I do with preserves and jelly, and historically have not been a fan of eating it.

But in the middle of winter, thoughts do turn to citrus. …

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midwinter jewels and gems

January 31, 2015 by the life I picked

les collines winter jelly and presevesJewels and gems of winter, here are the core of les collines for the coldest months. The fruits are harvested locally—most within a few miles of where I live—excepting, sadly, the Meyer lemons and limes! Yup, wrong climate.

Extra quince, rhubarb, and Concord grape are frozen, while sage I can continue to harvest and good local cider is available year-round.

For more information on any of the fruit and its provenance read my prior posts…for detail on these winter flavors, read on!…

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snow day quince

January 27, 2015 by the life I picked

The near blizzard of 2015 was just a mild snowstorm as it turned out. …

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