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Table Talk: A season for giving

Posted on December 24, 2009 | Blog Category:
By Andrea Suozzo



When I think of the holidays, I think of lots of relatives gathered around the dinner table, enjoying the company, the occasion, and an indulgent meal. It's a time when normal food rules are suspended, the dieters, fitness freaks and food-obsessed alike using the occasion to try some of everything. (Why, yes, I'll have some of Grandma's cookies, but not without a side of Uncle Morgan's pumpkin pie…)

Plus, as an added perk, I get to stop obsessing about how much each serving is costing me or how many meals I'll get out of whatever I'm making and just enjoy the food.

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View from the Borderland: A light in the darkness

Posted on December 22, 2009 | Blog Category:
By Rebecca Reimers



I have just finished putting out my rows of milk cartons with 24-hour votives lit inside them. It is the evening of Dec. 21, the winter solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year. For those of us who migrated to the North Country, winter solstice is a bit of a non-event in terms of marking the official beginning of winter.

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View from the Borderland: Adventures in haphazard composting

Posted on December 22, 2009 | Blog Category:
By Rebecca Reimers



I am not exactly what one might call a dedicated composter. I don’t water it on a regular basis, turn it, or measure the temperature in the center to make sure the microbes are happy little critters. I’ve been known to throw weeds, seeds, and even (heaven forfend!) dairy products into the mix. Because I am careless about maintaining the correct proportions of “greens” to “browns,” (i.e. fresh organic matter with decayed material or dirt), my compost bins smell quite charming, even in the depths of winter.

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Table Talk: Twig Farm

Posted on December 16, 2009 | Blog Category:
By Andrea Suozzo



This is the third in a four-part series of cheese posts. The first was about making mozzarella cheese, and the second was about Orb Weaver Farm in New Haven. Stay tuned for the fourth part next week!

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View from the Borderland: Thoughts on marking holidays at school

Posted on December 15, 2009 | Blog Category:
By Rebecca Reimers



Note from the Online Editor: The Web team here at the Addison Independent is very excited to introduce our first community blogger — Rebecca Reimers, a Brandon resident, parent, and educational consultant. Rebecca will be sharing her thoughts about southern Addison County and the town of Brandon in "View from the Borderland," a series of blog posts on our Web site. In the months ahead, she'll profile local residents and businesses, tackle issues of local history, roam Brandon's cemeteries, write about her home and her family, and more.

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Table Talk: Orb Weaver Farm

Posted on December 9, 2009 | Blog Category:
By Andrea Suozzo



This is the second in a four-part series of cheese posts. The first was about making mozzarella cheese.

When Marjorie Susman and Marian Pollack bought land in New Haven and began making cheese in 1981, there were no other cheesemakers in Addison County.

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Table Talk: Edible gifts

Posted on December 2, 2009 | Blog Category:
By Andrea Suozzo



Back in the days before I felt obligated to buy holiday presents for my friends and loved ones, I came up with brilliant and crafty ideas from time to time. Or, well, they always seemed brilliant and crafty to me.

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Table Talk talks turkey

Posted on November 25, 2009 | Blog Category:
By Andrea Suozzo



It seems as though Thanksgiving rolls in sooner every year. (Seriously. December starts next week? When did that happen?)

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Middlebury Trailrunner: Glorious Meadow

Despite the generally nice weather we have had this November, there is no denying the cold hard fact that the trailrunning season is coming to a close. The days are chillier, and soon, hopefully, the trails will be covered in snow. For the next few weeks there is one other modest impediment to running in the woods – deer hunting season.

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Gearing up for Thanksgiving, the localvore way

Posted on November 23, 2009 | Blog Category:
By Kathryn Flagg



It's that time of year already! I spent a few hours last week calling around to local farmers, winemakers, and other food producers for a story in today's paper about celebrating Thanksgiving with locally grown foods. The good news is that it's not difficult to do: Plenty of local vegetables are still in season, and you can supplement those with wine or beer from a nearby vineyard or brewery, as well as cheese from our neighborly cheesemongers.

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