http://pinotandpineapple.com ...the pleasures of food and wine. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:14:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm super busy these days so I am going to have to let these fine photos speak 1000 words for me... http://pinotandpineapple.com/2008/10/08/my-farm-share-week-17/ This week's featured link is Trappistine Creamy Caramels.  This candy making operation is the main means of support for the monastic community of 30 Trappistine nuns of Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey located in Dubuque, Iowa.  All of their candies are handmade with tender loving care from the finest ... http://pinotandpineapple.com/2008/10/05/link-of-the-week-trappistine-creamy-caramels/ Wow! Is it Week 16 already?? Holy Moly, that means we only have 6 more deliveries to go before the end of the Farm Share season! Well, today we received some really nice peppers. I'm not sure what variety they are but they smell like they've got a ... http://pinotandpineapple.com/2008/10/01/my-farm-share-week-16/ Good Morning All! As promised, I got my rump off the couch this week and did something with the vegetables we received. I made a really yummy, soul-warming Cream of Potato-Celery Soup with the potatoes, celery, 2 of the onions, thyme, chicken stock, butter and half-and-half. ... http://pinotandpineapple.com/2008/09/30/my-farm-share-week-15-wrap-up/ Good Morning All!  I am excited to present to you this week's featured link, Chantal: LiveStrong.  This is a line of signature yellow products benefiting the Lance Armstrong Foundation.  The line of serveware includes everything from travel mugs to tea pots and five to ten percent of all proceeds go ... http://pinotandpineapple.com/2008/09/28/link-of-the-week-chantal-livestrong/ Good Morning Farm Share fans! Let me first acknowledge the fact that I did not do a wrap-up post yesterday telling you what I did with last week's farm share. The reason is that I felt like total ca-ca last week and I did absolutely nothing inspired with ... http://pinotandpineapple.com/2008/09/24/my-farm-share-week-15/ The people who know me very well, know that I have a fixation on all things Iowa.  Everything from caucuses to cheese.  I'm just joking about the caucuses, but I am serious about the cheese.  My favorite American blue cheese comes from Maytag Dairy Farms in Newton, Iowa. I first learned ... http://pinotandpineapple.com/2008/09/21/link-of-the-week-maytag-dairy-farms/ Good Morning! Our box this morning reminds me of Christmas, with all the shades of red and green. This morning was a bit chilly too, which really puts me in the spirit! Today we received red Swiss chard, a bag of baby arugula, carrots, 2 red bell peppers, ... http://pinotandpineapple.com/2008/09/17/my-farm-share-week-14/ Well, this week's farm share ended better than it started. As you may recall, my red tomatoes were smooshed beyond use and had to be sacrificed to the compost gods. Very sad. It took me a couple of days to get over the loss. But, I ... http://pinotandpineapple.com/2008/09/16/my-farm-share-week-13-comes-to-a-delicious-end/ Good Morning All!  Before you read this post, grab a cup of coffee or tea and make yourself comfortable.  I suggest some coffee or tea from this week's Link of the Week, Taylor Maid Farms, a purveyor of organic coffee and tea, located in Sonoma County.  I first learned of ... http://pinotandpineapple.com/2008/09/14/link-of-the-week-taylor-maid-farms/