tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144784325334181261.post3992709052933392231..comments2024-02-10T14:38:45.874-06:00Comments on Wordsmithonia: Eat the City by Robin Shulman (Giveaway Included)Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786139533776263328noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144784325334181261.post-80789441655597899852012-08-12T09:45:25.299-05:002012-08-12T09:45:25.299-05:00Your post has now made me curious as to how and wh...Your post has now made me curious as to how and where the produce grown locally may be used in local restaurants. Most of my friends have gardens and a few years ago I had one. I grew up with a grandfather who loved to garden and it was HUGE. As a kid that was where many of our meals came from.Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144784325334181261.post-25673633059082694712012-08-07T16:00:46.712-05:002012-08-07T16:00:46.712-05:00I lived in NY for a few years and I can't say ...I lived in NY for a few years and I can't say that I particularly enjoyed it. Coming from the midwest everything seemed so crowded and dirty, and really expensive. Though I think that reading this book would probably give me a new view of the city, which would be nice. I wonder if the book mentions Gus's famous pickled in the Lower East Side.Simchahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14730042073954228379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144784325334181261.post-9115957755146671512012-08-07T13:26:48.694-05:002012-08-07T13:26:48.694-05:00The best food is the one coming from my garden: I ...The best food is the one coming from my garden: I did a fantastic ratatouille yesterday: nothing special except the zucchinis, eggplants and tomatoes were coming from my garden, and that changed EVERYTHING in taste.<br />My favorite childhood garden memory is me, about 4-5, cutting chives with my special scissors to eat with cottage cheese. REAL fresh chives + pepper + cottage cheese = awesome, NOTHING to do with ready-to-eat cottage cheese and chives you would buy.<br />there are a few of my own recipes on my book blog, just look for the recipe category in the right bar: http://wordsandpeace.com<br />Thanks for the giveaway!<br />Emma<br />ehc16e at yahoo dot comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144784325334181261.post-6504107671913600722012-08-07T13:08:53.301-05:002012-08-07T13:08:53.301-05:00I love that reading this book made you think about...I love that reading this book made you think about your own local city food production environment. I came out wondering about the historical sources and possible bias towards male stories. The beauty is that we learned different things. Great review!Ceceliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249223364936344560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144784325334181261.post-876174920957763362012-08-07T09:27:55.664-05:002012-08-07T09:27:55.664-05:00I absolutely love the premise of this book--I am f...I absolutely love the premise of this book--I am fascinated by city dwellers and fantasize about becoming one. One thing I've assumed is that if I ever did move to a city, I wouldn't be able to garden, and I've been gardening all my adult life and I used to help my mom in her garden when I was a kid. <br /><br />I love this time of year when I can create a meal with over 50%, sometimes over 90% of the ingredients from my backyard. This Saturday I'm making my first batch of tomato glut--the tomato sauce I make and freeze and use all winter...with tomatoes, onions, garlic, thyme, carrots, sage from my garden. I only have to buy the celery and balsamic vinegar.<br /><br />I would love to hear what you discover about urban gardening in the midwest. Thanks for a great post and a new must-read book.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144784325334181261.post-49830998905355495562012-08-07T09:09:09.505-05:002012-08-07T09:09:09.505-05:00Firstly, I had to go look up a dik-dik. They are t...Firstly, I had to go look up a dik-dik. They are the cutest things ever. I want one. Maybe it could live in my backyard with the bunnies? Paul and I went to an estate sale here in Wichita right after we moved here and the people next door had goats. I assume they were there for some food purpose. Paul had chickens as a kid (in Oklahoma City) and my grandmother had a rooster randomly show up and live in her yard for years. We think he may have been a refugee from Tyson (my grandparents live in Sprigdale, AR).<br /><br />I've got some urban parsley growing on the side of my house, although I hesitate to call Wichita "urban." Except for directly downtown, Wichita is pretty suburban. I'd love to live somewhere like New York where I don't have to drive at all.Lauren Hairstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037717621464819611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144784325334181261.post-33369244080338992952012-08-07T07:57:15.789-05:002012-08-07T07:57:15.789-05:00My father was a huge gardener and was known far an...My father was a huge gardener and was known far and wide for his tomatoes. I have many fond memories of helping him in the garden and enjoying the fruits of our labor. I also remember my excitement when specific vegetables were assigned to me. I think carrots were my first and, let me tell you, those were the best tasting carrots I have ever eaten.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com