How I Made Three Meals and Hosted a Dinner Party with “Nothing to Eat” — Kitchen Diary: Anne in South Carolina

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Do you ever look into your fridge and think, “There’s nothing to eat. Better go to the store?” Because I do that occasionally. Reality check: There’s plenty of food in my fridge, freezer, and pantry. All I have to do is put it together. The other day, short on time and cash, I pulled out the slow cooker and made dinner, without buying a single thing. Here’s what I did.

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From Seed to Table: How The Amagansett Wheat Project Turns Local Wheat Into Fresh Bread — A New Generation on the Farm

Baker-in-residence at the farm for CSA pick up on Saturdays.
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This year we’ve been following the rhythms and daily life at a New York farm, Amber Waves, run by two young women, Katie Baldwin and Amanda Merrow. We’ve seen their daily life

This week we want to introduce one more collaborative partner on the farm: Carissa Waechter, who bakes the beautiful bread that comes in the CSA shares. And she not only bakes it with wheat from the farm, but with a very local yeast starter.

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