Washington Post Weighs in on "Good Food"

Interesting article about keeping "good food" accessible and affordable. Steps to take to accomplish what many want!

What are YOUR thoughts? Elitist or Practical?

Sarah

Can't Eat Helathy for Cheap, eh?

I beg to differ!

I'm starting a series on how to eat healthy and local for cheap. Heres the criteria:

* must be more than 70% locally-grown/produced ingredients
* either seasonal or preserved from fresh in season
* reasonable portion sizes -- not like your local restaurant "trough-size" portions
* recipes are generally for two as that's our household, so multiply to feed more, but serving cost is same.
* I'll include where I sourced the ingredients, so you can find them too!


Today's Local -- Pulled pork with Kale
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Ingredients:

* 1/2 container of pulled pork and separate bbq sauce (from IWFM, $10 full, $5 for 1/2)
* 1 onion, sliced (Cumberland Farm Market, $.30)
* 4 cloves of garlic, smashed (Cumberland FM, $.25)
* 1/2 bunch of fresh Kale (IWFM, $3, $1.50 for 1/2)
* EVOO for saute and spice (Trader Joe's, organic EVOO, and Sweet Curry from Penzy's)

Saute onions until translucent with the diced ribs of the kale--about 8 min.
Add garlic, and pulled pork, until onion is browned and pork is heated through--about 5 min.
Add kale leaves coarsely chopped until soft--about 5 min.
Season with some of the bbq sauce, salt/pepper/seasoning of your choice.
Enjoy!

This meal cost about $7.20, so $3.60 per serving. We were both hungry and finished full, but not loaded.

Sarah

Viewing Art on a Computer?

I just opened the very first VIRTUAL Fine Art Show on the website!
"Vibrant Views", recent paintings by Janet Skinner. Ms. Skinner has taken her view of the macro plant world and transformed it into saturated colors from her own perspective, rich with texture and life. I have been a fan of her work for some time now, and am delighted to present it in this format.

It's got me thinking about what it means to view art on a computer, particularly non-computer generated art. Is it an end unto itself? Is it more convenient? Is it flat? Is it exciting?

I don't know the answers to these questions. Can you help? We could start a discussion about this topic. Feel free to share your thoughts. I do not moderate comments...anything goes. But if it's rude, crude and socially unacceptable, I'll remove it ;)

Back in the spring, the Indianapolis Star (I would link to the article, but they purged the link) got interested in the closure of the physical gallery space in Fountain Square--where I had been showing art for 3 years. They were interested in the whole downsizing model of a business needing to close and looking for another option. In this case, when I was healthy enough to re-open, I knew it would look and feel very different. That's when the idea of a VIRTUAL art gallery and MOBILE frame shop was born.

There were several people interviewed and many supporters. In the article, the Dean of Herron School of Art and Design, however, said that art should not be viewed on a computer. That it should be felt and seen in person...lived with (I'm paraphrasing). I completely agree! The hope, of course, is that a viewer is moved by a piece and decides to purchase it and hang it in their home or office to enjoy everyday! So then, what of this interim VIRTUAL model? Where will it go--I don't know. But I'm enjoying the journey.

What are YOUR thoughts?

Sarah

New Chicken BLog

Found this super-fun blog while researching how to use kelp meal and alfalfa as feed supplements for the Girls.
Good stuff!

Sarah

Michael and Madeleine

If you are in Indianapolis today, you can hear Michael Pollan and Madeleine Albright. This is so great! What a wonderful city to live it!

However, they are speaking at the exact same time (noon) at different venues. Michael Pollan will be at the Scottish Rite Cathedral downtown for the Spirit and Place Festival, and Secretary Albright will appear at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in support of a new exhibit of her pins.

Had I not already purchased one ticket, I would have had a VERY difficult time deciding. On the one hand is a tremendously intelligent and influential woman--a role-model to me. On the other, the figurehead for my current passion--local, sustainable food for everyone. Which one of these?

I bought my (cheap $15 balcony) ticket for Michael Pollan before I knew about Ms. Albright. So that's done for me. But still...

If you are attending Mr. Pollan's discussion, please feel free to meet me at the shop (Senate and St. Clair--SE corner). There's plenty of free parking, or if you are on foot or biking it, I'm just a half block north of the Cultural Trail where it meets Senate! We can walk over together!

Sarah

Knitting again

I stumbled upon this wonderful blog by a woman trying her best to live sustainably. She wrote about "an obsession with kerchiefs", which I simply MUST try to use up some of the yummy-but-oh-so-tiny amounts of yarn in my bulging yarn box!

Here's my first pattern to try--looks quite simple!
Pictures, IF they turn out nicely.

Sarah