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Blogging by Mail Package Arrival!

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I received a package from Barbara of winosandfoodies thanks to Blogging by Mail. New Zealand treats abound! A tea towel, magazines, and a nice letter were also included.
More Pineapple Lumps and Cadbury Crunchies please! Those [...]

One Response & the NTHP Conference

I received a response from Laura Hand at WSTM in regards to my letter:
Thanks for your thoughts—
No argument, though finding spinach at this point in the season is difficult here, as you undoubtedly know. We appreciate your email.
Difficult, because it’s out of season. A solution would be to buy in bulk locally and to freeze [...]

Bag Spinach No! Local Spinach Yes!

Here is a copy of the letter that I sent to two local tv stations (WSTM and WSYR) and to the newspaper (The Post-Standard) regarding the coverage of the E. Coli-contaminated bagged spinach:
Hello-
I have been somewhat dismayed at the reporting of the current E. coli outbreak traced to bagged spinach. It is extremely disturbing to [...]

Coconut Bread

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I was inspired by this recent post on The Wednesday Chef yesterday and made Bill Granger’s Coconut Bread.
Yummy!
I think next time (and there will be a next time) I will try toasting the coconut first [...]




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