Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on September 4, 2013 · 6 Comments
If I haven’t convinced you yet that ANYONE can can, maybe this will do the trick. Or perhaps the giant spread in the Post’s Food section today about the glories of food preservation. Or perhaps you just like Pinterest-ready photos of canned jars? Well here are some from a little Labor Day canning party we … Continue reading →
Filed under DIY Projects, Fall recipes, Food, Recipes, Spring recipes, Summer Recipes, Uncategorized · Tagged with Canning, canning with friends, DC, food preservation, food section, jam recipes, jamming, mrs. wheelbarrow, pickling, Preservation party, preserving tomatoes, tomato jam recipe, Washington Post
Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on August 30, 2013 · Leave a Comment
It’s the Friday before Labor Day weekend, the holiday that signals the start of the school year, the summer’s slow demise into fall and, more optimistically, the near arrival of goodies like apple cider and pumpkin-spice everything. It’s also a work holiday that means — perhaps most importantly — I get a break from teaching … Continue reading →
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Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on August 23, 2013 · 8 Comments
It’s 9 o’clock on a Wednesday night, and I’m elbow deep in peach juices, trying to recall the satisfying feeling I felt a week before when I sealed off the last few jars of tomato sauce. This time, it’s peaches. Millions of peaches, it seems. I’m not even halfway through my half bushel (it didn’t … Continue reading →
Filed under DIY Projects, Fermentation & Preservation, Food, Good eats, Recipes, Summer Recipes · Tagged with canned peaches, Canning, canning peaches, canning tomatoes, cold spoon test, DIY, Fillmore Jars, food preservation, Joel Salatin, larder, mason jars, peach jam recipe, tomato sauce recipe
Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on May 20, 2013 · 7 Comments
I have pickles on the brain these days. I know, it’s the time of year of farmers markets and fresh foods galore. And, trust me, I think about those enough, too. (Even on this rainy past Saturday, my family had to lure me away from my long stay at the market with a brunch of … Continue reading →
Filed under Food, Food writing, Good eats, Old Town Alexandria, Sense of place, Spring recipes · Tagged with bloody mary, cheese, farmers markets, fermentation, fermented foods, food preservation, food safety, kimchi, kombucha, number 1 sons pickles, pickles, sauerkraut, sheep's cheese
Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on January 30, 2013 · 2 Comments
Something’s wrong with me. It’s the thick of winter (or at least it was a few days ago, before 70 degrees rolled into Washington this week) and all I want is vegetables. I’m craving them. Perhaps I have a vitamin deficiency, or just a masochistic urge to eat the very thing that is not-so-available this … Continue reading →
Filed under Environment, Food, Food policy, Networking, Politics of Food, Sense of place · Tagged with Bethesda, Bethesda Cares, Bethesda Farmers Market, Changing the way we eat, Cheryl Kollin, Farm-to-freezer, food preservation, food waste, TEDX, TedXManhattan