The Pelican Pantry

Here's what I'm expecting to pick up in the CSA this afternoon: Fuyu Persimmons Warren European Pears Pink Lady Apples Cameo Apples Mangos Pomegranates Baby Red Romaine Rosa Bianca Eggplant OR Mixed Summer Squash Dino Kale Tokyo Turnips Acorn Squash Braising Mix Yukon Gold Eggs Kin is out of town...

Here's what I'm expecting to pick up this afternoon: pears apples mangos pomegranates blueberries eggs braising mix spaghetti squash curly kale chives tokyo turnips summer squash yukon gold potatoes arugula Much of the fruit will be made into syrups — I've had good success with that the last few weeks....

It's CSA day, and according to the email from Riverdog Farm and according to Frog Hollow Farm's blog, I'll be picking up the following this afternoon: Green Beans Cherry Tomatoes Dino Kale Parsley Globe or Rosa Bianca Eggplant Mixed Squash Toyko Turnips Acorn Squash Pears Apples Dragonfruit Blueberries Avocado Eggs...

It's been a minute since I updated this site, as it's been a few weeks since I've picked up a CSA share. We've been traveling, which really shouldn't have stopped me from writing here. I could have boasted about the success I had with the grill — a birthday gift...

Next week marks a significant change in this household's food habits, as Kaia leaves to return to college. It's her birthday today and we're dining out tonight at a Korean restaurant in The City. We'll eat out on Saturday at the Chuseok Festival and possibly on Sunday, her last night...

It's supposed to get very, very hot this weekend, so I've revised my menu plan somewhat so that I'm not using the oven as much. (I should note here that I plan every meal for the month so that I can make a big meat order from our butcher. I...

I put the CSA on pause this week, as I was feeling a little overwhelmed by the amount of fruit we still had to eat. Of course, now it's Wednesday, and I'll process the last few pieces of stone fruit and put them in the freezer. We'll be out of...

I still have three peaches leftover from last week, and it looks like we'll get more peaches today. I think I'll make a peach poundcake (although I'm sure I'll make some galettes in the coming days too). As it's the height of summer, even the vegetable CSA is full of...

I put the CSA on "pause" last week as we were traveling. That's good — it gives me a chance to catch up on all the fruit and vegetables we have coming in. That said, the fridge is very bare, and I look forward to picking up the CSA this...

We took the inaugural voyage in our new RV trailer this past weekend. I have a lot of thoughts I need to put into writing about the entirety of the trip — and about the new project Kin and I are starting: trails.contrafabulists.com. But before I forget, I want to...