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Green to the last bite… of beets. Recipe: Beet and Feta Salad with Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette

Green to the Last Bite
BECKI WALKER / Monday, October 13, 2008 05:39 PM

Love is a strange beast.  Feelings of indifference can mutate into full-fledged ardor at a moment’s notice, only to fade in the sterile light of morning.  Desire can become obsession, leaving us feeling insecure and exposed.  And of course, it can simply be frightening as hell.  Though this column thus far might lead you to believe I’ve been kidnapped and replaced by some kind of foodie Carrie Bradshaw, that’s not the case.  It’s simply that I’ve had my world completely turned upside down.  By beets. More...

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Green to the last bite… of zucchini. Recipe: Tempura-battered Zucchini Blossoms

Green to the Last Bite
BECKI WALKER / Tuesday, October 7, 2008 04:02 PM

Around the end of summertime, gardeners start playing jokes on one another.  Neighbors donate apples to each other, and receive their produce back in the shapes of homemade pies or crumbles.  Baskets of free tomatoes grace office tables, and Craigslist posts about excess pears abound.  The best way to get rid of extra fruit and veg that I’ve heard of, though, involves zucchini:  put them on your neighbor’s porch, ring the doorbell, and run.  For the record, if anyone out there would like to play this joke on me, just email me and we’ll work something out. More...

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Green to the last bite… of watermelon. Recipe: Chilled Watermelon Soup

Green to the Last Bite
BECKI WALKER / Monday, September 29, 2008 02:07 PM

I firmly believe it’s nearly impossible to divorce a thing from the context you experience it in.  Sixteen means drivers’ licenses,  early morning cartoons are for Saturdays, and cake and ice cream spells birthday party.  That being the case, few things are as synonymous with sultry summer days as watermelon.  The sweet, juicy, messiness of this gourd is embedded in most of us as common picnic or dessert fare, and there’s little that can do as much to cool you off as much as sinking your teeth into a ripe slice on a sweltering day. More...

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Green to the Last Bite… of lavender. Recipe: Lovely Lavender Tea

Green to the Last Bite
BECKI WALKER / Tuesday, September 9, 2008 03:14 PM

While walking to work this morning, I heard one my favorite sounds – bees buzzing away while collecting their tax of pollen.  Even better, they were buzzing away on one of my personal favorite plants – the lovely lavender.

Lavender, like the roses we discussed not so long ago, has also been cultivated for ages.  Part of the mint genus (which explains its square stems and poignant fragrance), lavender is native to the Mediterranean region.  This makes it a perfect match for Oregon’s modified Mediterranean climate.  Growing your own lavender plants is relatively simple, too – you can purchase plants from a nursery, or simply look for a friendly neighbor with a plant.  Often, lavender plants will send up their own tiny shoots, which can be dug up and transplanted.  If there aren’t any shoots, you can usually just divide the plant in half (carefully, of course). More...

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Green to the last bite… of roses. Recipe: Gateau aux Roses (Rose Cake)

Green to the Last Bite
BECKI WALKER / Monday, August 4, 2008 09:17 PM

Since I’ve moved here, I’ve noticed that Oregonians (natives and transplants alike) take great pride in our state – and why shouldn’t we? Oregon’s blessed with a bevy of landscapes, farmers’ markets, vineyards, and (most importantly, in the view of this humble narrator) plenty of cool, conscientous, engaged citizens.  A little while ago, we celebrated our capital city with a blog dedicated to cherries, so for this feature, we’ll show Portland some love and devote our time to roses. More...

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Green to the Last Bite… of cherries.

Green to the Last Bite
BECKI WALKER / Thursday, June 19, 2008 08:22 PM

As far as city nicknames go, Oregon state capital Salem’s is more respectable (and tastier) than most.  Jerome, Arizona, is America’s “Most Vertical City,” Dubach, Louisiana is the “Dogtrot Capital of the World,”  and Kelso, Washington is the “Smelt Capital of the World.”  “The Cherry City” (Salem’s nickname, for those not in the know) is certainly more exciting than Paducah, Kentucky’s claim to fame as “The Quilt City,” at any rate.

Why cherries?  Sure, they’re delicious, they grow easily here, and they make a mean pie… but there must be something more to this tiny, tree-born treat. More...

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Green to the last bite… of strawberries. Recipe: Strawberry Shortcake

green to the last bite
BECKI WALKER / Wednesday, May 28, 2008 01:23 PM

With temperatures soaring lately, it feels as though summer’s finally come.  We can shake off the shackles of limiting our seasonal menus to forced greens, potatoes, and jams from last year, and start thinking about what’s ready now.  When I think of summer, I know that one fruit in particular leaps to the forefront of my culinary imagination:  the strawberry. More...

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Voula’s Greek Salad, Recipe from a Farmer

ECOMETRO EDITORS / Monday, May 5, 2008 04:15 PM

Chris James, Chief Farming Officer of Fresh Earth Farms in EcoMetro cities Minneapolis/St Paul, offers readers this recipe for later in the summer, when all the ingredients will be ready at the same time. More...

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Green to the Last Bite… of Carrots. (Recipe: Ginger Carrot Soup)

Green to the Last Bite
BECKI WALKER / Thursday, April 17, 2008 07:06 PM

I admit it:  I have a love affair with the weird.  Whether it’s somewhat disjointed music (think The Books or The Microphones), strange tales, or odd t-shirts, I have been known to collect things simply because they stand out for their weirdness:  things so ugly they’re beautiful.  This fascination with the obscure, however, can sometimes prove problematic – some of the most interesting things on this planet of ours have become commonplace simply because others appreciated their weirdness first.  One example of an oft-overlooked vegetable that’s rife with historical lore is the carrot, Daucus carota subspecies sativus.
Original art by Chuck Groenink More...

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Green to the Last Bite…of Asparagus (Recipe: Asparagus Guacamole)

Green to the Last Bite
BECKI WALKER / Wednesday, April 9, 2008 09:30 PM

Though there may not be a large variety of fruit and veg ready for the picking at this point, we can finally begin to prepare for the coming of summer, and start propagating indoor crops.  One of the more interesting vegetables you can start outdoors is asparagus, Asparagus officinalis.   More...

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