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The Weekly Newsletter |
Menus and Stories for June 15 - 19, 2009
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| Dinner with our Farmers |
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Oh what a fine, fun night we had this past week. Three of the folks who grow food for us came and spent the evening with some of you. I shopped the day before right across the street, selected and bought dinner, and then we cooked it up.
Everyone had such a nice time (when I went to the market this morning - even the farmers were all buzzing about how much fun the OTHER farmers had had!) that we thought we'd get the next ones on the calendar.
So, mark these dates:
Thursday, July 16.
Thursday, August 13.
Thursday, September 17.
It's easy to remember. The third Thursday of the month. Dinner with Laurey and some of our farmer friends. Each dinner will feature different farms and, of course, different, just-harvested foods.
Call now to reserve your spots now.
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Lobster dinner!!! Friday, July 10 |
Remember I told you about last week's Lobster party? Well THAT was a fun one too. Fun for the guests (celebrating a 40th anniversary - zounds) and fun for us too. I cooked lobsters in a big pot out in the driveway on top of a mountain and pretended I was on Cape Cod.
We thought it'd be fun to have a mid-summer Lobster fest right here. Baked stuffed Clams, Corn on the Cob, Steamed Local Potatoes, LOBSTER (it'd be hard to have a lobster dinner without lobsters, right?) and shortcakes.
This one is going to be really casual. Bibs. Newspaper. Beer. Summertime music.
The exact price will depend on the price of the lobster. I'll keep you posted. The most important part is to come, have fun, and (best of all) be able to keep the sand out of your plate!
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| Shopping and Cooking with Laurey |
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Come join me for a morning of shopping and cooking.
Saturday, June 27th.
We'll start at my shop at 9:00 and will walk to the City Market together. We'll browse around, say hello to some of my friends, see what's available, and will buy things to come back and cook.
Then we'll come back and cook! I'll have a cooking demonstration area set up in our Garden Room and I'll put our market finds together to make a nice Market Lunch - which you then get to sample.
This is a fun way for you to see what to do with the things that catch our eye. If they catch our eyes, we'll buy 'em and then we'll cook 'em!
The price is $25.00 per person. Call to save a spot or two. There is only room for
12 - 15 guests, so call soon.
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Dinners to go - and new pick up times! |
Dinners come with a freshly-made green salad, salad dressing of the day, and made-right here bread (or rice cakes) of the day. We take reservations until noon or so. Please order by phone (252-1500), by fax (252-0200) or stop in to speak to one of us in person.
New pickup hours!!! Dinners are now ready to pick up between 3:00 and 6:00
Monday, June 15 Spinach and Ricotta-stuffed Chicken 10.25*
Tuesday, June 16 BBQ Local Spareribs with Hoppin’ John 12.25*
Wednesday, June 17 Coffee-rubbed Flank Steak 12.25*
Thursday, June 18 Traditional Meatloaf with Garlic-roasted Mashed Potatoes* 10.75
Friday, June 19 Pan-fried Rainbow Trout filet with Risotto 13.75
* Gluten Free!!
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| Special casserole of the week |
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We make a special casserole each Wednesday.
Order by noon or so.
Order a half if you have around 4 folks. If you have a bigger group,
or just like leftovers, order a full sized one.
Then come pick up between 3:00 and 6:00.
Wednesday, June 17
Macaroni and Cheese with Roasted Vegetables and White Cheddar
Full: 30
Half: 15
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Half of our day's offerings |
One of our lunch visitors just walked back to my office, poked his head in and exclaimed, "The deli case is ON FIRE today!" It certainly is.
The gang came in early, cooked a whole bunch of salads, grilled a whole bunch of fish and chicken and flank steak and kebobs, arranged them and that was that.
Saturdays are the best around here. You have more time to spend, sitting, enjoying, savoring. Our mornings are quieter, um, sometimes, and so we have a bit more time, sometimes, to play with our food
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| The other half |
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I started my day today with some family friends who are on their way to the beach. They picked Asheville for their overnight stop and came and filled up on omelets, french toast, fresh fruit, made-right-here granola, muffins, scones, coffee and juice.
We make breakfast Monday through Saturday. Saturday brunch. A fine idea.
Oh - we're about to extend our hours into the early evening. You'll be able to get dinner to GO and actually STAY. Perfect, easy, delicious food, served in our customary Low-key style. We'll start at the beginning of July. YUM!
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Part of the amazing team |
We DO have the nicest, cleverest, sweetest, hard-working team I know.
We have musicians: one of our delivery people is a principle in Firecracker Jazz Band and another is in a goofball hard rock spoofy band called Umlauten. Deb is a classical guitarist and a singer.
We have gardeners: Martha maintains our garden right out back and keeps us in herbs and flowers. Oh and she maintains a bunch of rooftop gardens around town too.
We have our own "Mr. Fix It," Austin, who can fix just about anything. He's learning about the healing properties of plants right now, finding cures for serious disease in things that grow in our area.
We have folks who care very much about the Earth, about our impact, about all these things. And when they are not taking care of you, they keep our equipment clean. Nice.
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| A Note from Laurey |
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June 13, 2009
Hello to you all. It is no longer morning. I’ve been writing, meeting, planning, conversing, thinking, and, well, NOT finishing this note. Sorry.
The week was a good one. Filled with inspiration, both quietly small and quietly large. I met with two different folks to talk about writing. I appeared on the radio to talk, very candidly, about ovarian cancer. I heard Anna Quindlen, a gigantic presence in the world of writing, speak about her life. And I finished the video of my ride.
I’ve been really pondering the whole experience of this ride, as you know. The first question most people ask is, “Now What?” I’ve stuttered something in response, not very clearly at first, but now, increasingly, with a bit more conviction.
First I’ve been trying to just get home. This has been harder than I could have ever imagined. I did the ride. I came home. And all I could do was miss that whole experience. But I AM home and I WANT to be home and I don’t want to be living a life that is all about missing something that is not here. And finally I feel like I AM home.
It helps to be listening to so many people who say that a book would be a nice next step. I’ve been talking to and writing to people and a picture is beginning to emerge. An idea of how to take what I did and turn it into something else.
It helped, even though it was very hard, to talk openly on the radio. We are filled with subjects that people do not talk about. I, truthfully, would rather not be the one who steps out. Because stepping out means taking a big chance. Stepping out on a thin limb. That might break. And then where would I be? But in the days after the broadcast I heard from a number of listeners who thanked me and told me I’d done well. Which made me feel that the stepping out on that thin limb was a good thing.
It helped to hear Anna Quindlen. She’s one of my writing heroes. Her clear, honest, straightforward writing has always caught my attention. I got to meet her, briefly, and share, briefly, my ride story, especially that I did the ride to raise awareness for ovarian cancer. Her mother died of it and that made me feel a special closeness with her, even if she had no idea who I was. Thinking about that connection and about the poignancy of it all completely overcame me as I listened to her. And that powerful emotional response pushes me ahead, pushes me to continue trying to figure out my own “What’s next?”
It helps, finally, to have this video done. I am excited about being the closing speaker at a national conference. It’s a big subject, this ovarian cancer one. I spoke for two minutes at a dinner for these folks in February. Now I get a half hour, give or take. I’ll finish my time with this video. It’s upbeat but it conveys the “don’t give up” feeling that was the big message for me on this ride. I’ve watched it a whole lot and I still like it and that is a fine thing. John Warner is the fellow who took my wishes and turned them into this finished piece. After the showing in Washington I’ll make it possible for you to see it too.
One more thing about being home. I loved the dinner with the farmers the other night. I love being part of the connection with them. I am deeply honored to have anything to do with making this sort of a difference. And no matter what, no matter how tough things are, these folks are caring for our Earth in a big way. And we get to be a part of that thin, Golden Thread of keeping things going.
Which is the most important thing of all.
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Laurey Bikes (the blog) |
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Come ride with me in DC |
It's official!
I'm coming to Washington to be the closing speaker at the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance's annual conference on July 8th. And I'm going to come up early enough to do a special, fun bike ride on the 5th. Join me, won't you?
We'll start at 10:00 (so come a bit early to get yourself ready). Meet at Temple
Ohr Kodesh at 8300 Meadowbrook Lane in Chevy Chase, MD. It is one block
from the intersection of East-West highway and Rock Creek Park.
We'll ride out along bike paths and scenic roads, about 14 miles. We'll stop, have lunch, chat about my Across-the-United-States ride, and then we'll get back on our bikes for the return trip. bring yourself, water, a snack, and the appropriate spare tire stuff. We will not have SAG support, but we promise not to take off and leave anyone either. (And I'm a top notch flat tire chager now so I'll be glad to help if need be.)
If you'd like to come, jot me a note so we'll be sure to have enough sandwiches. (laurey@laureysyum.com)
This is a FUN ride, but I'd like it to be a FUNdraiser too. We're suggesting a donation of $25.00 - $50.00 if you like. Less is fine. More is too. |
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