Friday, May 15, 2015. The best of Now - a Northeastern spring - on a plate. These are just-blanched wood nettles, on the left. When I pick them I lop off just the top two pairs of leaves, where the stalk is still very tender. Yes, they are very prickly. After 2-3 minutes in boiling water the stings dissolve and the stem is tender enough to eat. Then I refresh in cold water, to keep the colour. Book a Botanical Spring Walk.

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A journey into the mind of A-Fed. What A Difference a Year Makes. On January 26, 2014. On November 4, 2012.

50 dinner parties in 50 weeks. Monday, March 29, 2010. Which was cold and without meat but with minced freshly boiled shrimp meat. I could eat it every day. Very different flavors going on there. Oh and one last, shall we say low point of the evening. What was supposed to b.

Something great is about to begin. Sunday, October 14, 2012. Wednesday, July 6, 2011. If you have any interest in my journey to 50k you can visit me at my new blog. Tuesday, July 5, 2011. I started training about a .

Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Well, the art festival in Savannah. I love the atmosphere of Savannah, especially River Street. I sold some prints and met a lot of nice people. It was also interesting people watching. a lot of people brought their dogs with them- most with Christmas sweaters on, which was a great sight to see. 169;2008 Anne Rains Photography.

Give me a kitchen and I will cook. This domestic thing can be lazy or not. 1 cup dry red wine. 2 cups beef or vegetable broth. Salt and pepper to taste. We had leftover sauce! My aptly named Red Chicken. Was delish, and left us with some sauce that was taunting us from the fridge the other morning. I was reminded of the simple egg bake.