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4th Annual (we think) Fest o' Pesto
Pesto, originally uploaded by chrisfreeland2002. Several years ago as summer wound down Tagert and I realized that we had each planted far too many basil plants - it was after Labor Day and we still had huge plants covered in leaves. ...

The Music Is The Message: Countrypolitan Favorites
tk: Countrypolitan Favorites is their newest--it's a cover album with everything from T.Rex to Porter Wagoner to Lynn Anderson. And I'm kinda partial to Mojo Box, mostly for 69 El Camino. :) lee: that is a damn shame. you should take ...

Pumpkin Bread
Pumpkin Bread, originally uploaded by chrisfreeland2002. When I was in Australia two weeks ago, pumpkin was turning up in the oddest dishes - on sandwiches and in quiches & stuffed pastas. This was a good thing, as Chris and I both love ...

Roasted Fall Veggies (with radishes!)
Roasted Fall Veggies, originally uploaded by chrisfreeland2002. I love roasted vegetables, and I especially love making them in autumn when there are all kinds of delicious root vegetables available. Making roasted veggies is like ...

Bacon & Blue Cheese Coleslaw
Bacon & Blue Cheese Coleslaw, originally uploaded by chrisfreeland2002. This one's super simple and super tasty. Sometimes I like to spend hours working on a dish, and sometimes I just need to put something together quickly. ...

Homemade Pickles
Homemade Pickles, originally uploaded by chrisfreeland2002. Let me preface this by saying that I am an amateur canner. No one has died from my canning...yet... That said, the canning I did this year has turned out remarkably well! ...

Grilled Corn on the Cob with Chipotle Lime Butter
Grilled Corn on the Cob with Chipotle Lime Butter, originally uploaded by chrisfreeland2002. I grew up in the middle of a cornfield in Illinois. Corn everywhere. The unpalatable, 'agricultural-industrial complex' kind of corn that ...

Homemade Ricotta
After my *weeks* of failure (sob) with sourdough, the prospect of making something traditional, yet cool, in about an hour sounded like just the thing to bring back my countrypolitan mojo. So I gave it a go. OMG (as the kids say)! ...

Homemade Ricotta & Heirloom Cucumber on Crostini
Homemade Ricotta & Heirloom Cucumber on Crostini, originally uploaded by chrisfreeland2002. Last night we had Tagert & Mikey and Sharon & Mark over for a quick, throw together meal. It was a lovely time. Today I went scrounging for ...

New Word: Countrypolitan
"Countrypolitan transcends music. It's a lifestyle, not a category of music...It's where rural and urban sensibilities meet. I mean, it's when you see trucker hats being sold in Beverly Hills boutiques or notice folks eating pork in ...