Dan and Whit’s is a real general store. Their slogan—“If we don’t have it, you don’t need it”—combines the ideal of American bounty with a New England puritan disapproval of things. Shopping in the store is a desultory, serendipitous ramble. Hardware can be found hard by the lotion. Cheese isn’t far from ski gloves and [...]
Archive for July 8th, 2009
a local institution
Posted in Shopping, Whimsical, tagged Dan and Whit's, Norwich Vermont general store on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
beets and goat cheese
Posted in Vegetables, tagged beet goat cheese, beet salad, beets nutrition on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My cousin, Michelle, and I teamed up for this one: http://theepi-cure.com/2009/07/07/purple-is-the-new-green/
Weed Semantics
Posted in Vegetables, Whimsical, tagged edible weeds on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“I grow some edible weeds,” I was told by my new friend, Diane. I love the oxymoronic concept of cultivated weeds. Weeds are, by definition, the enemies of cultivated plants. They compete, strangle, are overly macho. Or are they? Some are delicious. Toss them in a salad, or do a quick search in the blogosphere [...]




