You are floating on a planet. Act accordingly.

Drew Dellinger

Migrant Workers

Be mindful of the Mexican and other immigrant agricultural workers who cross the border and toil in our fields to provide the United States with a bountiful food supply. 

Anna Lappé and Bryant Terry, GRUB: Ideas for an Urban Organic Garden.

Give Us This Day

Our food choices matter. Indeed, they are the difference between life and death, just as in the original garden.

Cathy Campbell, Give Us This Day

Life as a Feast

"When Jesus calls us to abundant life, he calls us to experience life as a feast, a feast of meanings, a feast of opportunities, and a feast of possibilities. To be invited to such a feast is to make Eucharist, to offer thanks for the divine and diverse epiphanies of love that nurture toward well-being."

June Christine Goudey, The Feast of Our Lives: Re-imagining Communion, in L. Shannon Jung, Sharing Food: Christian Practices for Enjoyment.

Table Fellowship

"Feast days have something to do with food. The celebration of life has something to do with food. Food is the glue and the center of human community making."

Joan Chittester, O.S.B., from "Table Fellowship"

Groceries

"Good shopping makes a soulful life. But good shopping means taking time and care, knowing well the varieties of food and their seasons, and buying whenever possible from people who have some imagination about food. Consumerism could be defined as disenchanted shopping, while in soulful shopping we are profoundly aware of the wealth of culture that surrounds food – its seasons, national varieties, natural characteristics, and recipes."

Feb. 4, 2009

Soup

At this time of the year, everything can go into soup. Just be sure the base is good and add whatever vegetables are in season. This is a good time to use canned tomatoes. If you are making enough soup for leftovers, cook any pasta separately so it doesn't get soggy in the fridge.

Local Classic Pairing

Try a classic cheese and fruit pairing using local products. Serve pears with a blue cheese, perhaps one from Northland Sheep Dairy. The wine is more of a challenge but try a Port from Lakewood, Hunt Country Cream Sherry, or an estate bottled Reisling, such as Treleaven or Sheldrake.

Using Squash Blossoms

Tear squash blossoms into a salad. They have a delicate squash flavor and add beautiful color.