Mar Vista Farmer’s Market Wrap-Up 1-31-10

Mar Vista Farmer’s Market Wrap-Up 1-31-10

Today’s shopper is Elise Derby, who writes Elise’s Ramblings, and she’s going to make Potato Leek Soup. Start with leeks — clean them and separate the white parts from the green. Boil the green parts with chicken stock (or vegetable stock if you prefer) for about 20 minutes, then remove the green leeks from the [...]

Anatomy Of A Block Party

Our block has held a block party for 5 years in a row, and it is an Amazing Amount of Fun. It’s also an amazing amount of work to set it all up. But it’s absolutely SO much fun, I thought I would let the community know the ins and outs of getting a block [...]