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Meaghin Kennedy is a writer and photographer who advocates for a sustainable food system. She lives in Portland, OR.
Where: Union Square Greenmarket When: January 25, 2012 Across the country, January was the fourth warmest January on record. And in Minnesota, where my brother lives, it was the warmest in recorded history. He’s been (justifiably) bemoaning the lack of snow all winter, as one of his favorite hobbies is cross-country skiing. He and my [...]
I knew I wanted to tackle one more canning and preserving project this Winter before we move. And I wanted my canning project to meet these stipulations: a) It needed to feature a product readily available at the farmers’ market; b) It needed to be something that could be used in more than one way; [...]
When I was in the kitchen with Alison and Michael of Butter + Love, I watched the entire process of jam cookie creation. I wasn’t able to stay long enough to see their quirky mustache cookies come to life, so a few weekends ago when my mother-in-law was in town, we made a special trip [...]
We took a day trip this weekend with our end destination determined, but no other parts of the day fleshed out. A gorgeous drive to Grazin’ in Hudson, New York, offered more offshoots for little adventures than our meager Zipcar allowance could allow. Why Grazin’, you ask? Many New Yorkers frequent Grazin’ Angus Acres farm [...]
When thinking about how to prepare beets, roasting them is a given. It’s not only the best way to bring out this root vegetable’s sweet flavor, it’s also the easiest way to avoid splattering magenta and purple-hued juices everywhere. We had a white linoleum counter in our last apartment, forcing me to prep beets on [...]
Because I spent three hours with Alison and Michael of Butter + Love, I came home with more pictures than I was able to share in the original article. I stayed for the entire process, from breaking eggs and mixing dough, to stamping out the shapes and baking the cookies, to the final stages of [...]
A girl from a large, close-knit Kansas family graduates high school and moves East. After a year at Boston University, she packs her bags and moves to New York City to pursue a life on the stage. Thirteen years, multiple apartments, and numerous plays later, you find her in Brooklyn, juggling a wholesale bakery while [...]
On Monday, I spent three hours in a Sunset Park industrial kitchen with Alison Walla of Butter + Love. Along with her boyfriend Michael Phillips, Alison bakes whimsical shortbread and butter cookies, in many cases using well-loved and tested family recipes. I’m eager to elaborate about Butter + Love and share my photographs of Alison [...]
This is a punchy winter salad destined to bump you out of any winter doldrums, for a brief moment at least. After a long morning, it was impossible not to feel cheered up by peeling and smelling a perfectly ripe blood orange before compiling a beautiful plate. Inspired by a recipe from the BiRite Market [...]
By the numbers Total bags ground and prepared: 57 Most caffeinated month: July, with 7 bags Top Roasters: Stumptown: 15 bags Cafe Grumpy: 14 bags Joe: 7 bags Roasters’ Locations: Brooklyn, San Jose, Chicago, Portland, Copenhagen, Durham, Grand Rapids, Upland, San Francisco Repetitive February: Of the five bags we drank, four of them were Ethiopian. [...]
