Author Archives: Ann Lovejoy

A Tumble of Late Tomatoes

Excess Sparks Kitchen Creativity This year, the grafted tomatoes just won’t quit, despite ever-lower night temperatures dipping into the high 30s. For weeks now, I’ve been harvesting what I thought would be the last of the tomatoes. I always leave … Continue reading

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Celebrating Slow Food

Slow Down And Cook When I was a student in Italy, I was constantly amazed at the way food was integrated into daily life. My friends often picked wild greens and mushrooms, formed little expeditions to go eat special pasta … Continue reading

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Pesticides Rise, World Health Falls

When Will We Ever Learn? Lately I’ve been wondering a lot about one huge question: Why are we passively allowing our world and our health to be damaged? Perhaps we are all suffering to some extent from  information overdose. So … Continue reading

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Gathering In Tomatoes

What To Do With The Bounty Though fall is coming in slowly, with luxuriously warm, sunny days, the nights are getting colder. This morning, the temperature was in the 30’s for the first time this month, and I decided it … Continue reading

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