The satisfying pop that comes from breaking the seal of a can of preserved tomatoes signals a smell that takes you back to summer. A gardener enjoys it even more because she did all the work to make this happen. Now, with modern food conveniences that would make our ancestors heads spin, urban gardening has become more a luxury or a hobby than a necessity. Nevertheless, urban gardening and supporting local agriculture via CSAs (community supported agriculture), farmers and local marketplaces in SLC is on the rise. Now and through mid October, we harvest, before the first frosts hit—and sometimes later with the help of a row cover—even up until November.
1. CAN IT And by can we mean jar. The old-fashioned Mason jar symbolizes more than just thrift. Add sustainability, work, delayed gratification, not to mention good taste. If canning sounds like a long, hot process, you haven’t kept up. Once you have the basics down, mixing up a homemade brine made with vinegar, salt and pickling spices then pouring into a jar of filled with freshly sliced cucumbers—voila! you’ve made refrigerator pickles. Or—stirring together the prescribed ratio of sugar, pectin and some fresh fruit, and you’ve got something sweet and lovely to spread on your toast.
2. CELLAR IT Before refrigeration was a standard, root cellars were a part of most homesteads. A root cellar utilized the naturally cooler, more temperate underground environment. Some produce, like carrots, can be stored after removing greens into a bin filled with sawdust, while others, like apples, can be stored in barrels of straw. In the Salt Lake foothills and around the valley, many older backyards are dotted with fruit trees planted by former homeowners who valued the harvest.
3. DRY IT Utah’s high elevation and dry climate means dehydration as a form of preservation is easy—many of the crops (such as apples, apricots, tomatoes and chiles) that grow well here are additionally the perfect staples in your kitchen cupboard. Last summer an abundance of cayenne chiles from my garden were strung to dry in a sunny window. In exchange for this, all winter dried chiles were crushed and thrown in pasta sauces, chili and Indian style lentil dal, lending a smoky, bright heat to each dish.
USU’s Extension Office offers master preservation classes, teaching the basics of many food safety and preservation. Class instructor Melanie Jewkes, who has been with the program for more than 12 years says, “In a series, you will learn the basics of canning—equipment, how to use that equipment, how to prepare and fill jars and where to go for safe, research-tested recipes and procedures.” Each session is about 3-4 hours of lecture and kitchen time. The Master Preservation full six-session series is $130 (with day or half-day options) and includes manuals, aprons—and all food students preserve, they take home.
Just hours after being sworn in, President Joe Biden signed an executive order calling for a review of the boundaries for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. The monuments—designated by Barack Obama in 2016 and Bill Clinton in 1996—were reduced by roughly 2 million acres by former president Donald Trump, and the executive order is seen as move towards restoring the original boundaries.
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📸Bears Ears National Monument: Courtesy of Utah Office of Tourism...
If you've never been to @dokidessert, I can assure you- you're missing out. ⠀
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Doki Doki is one of Salt Lake City’s most authentic Japanese bakeries. And the authenticity shows through their delicately handcrafted pastries and cakes. Plus- fluffy pancakes, can it get any better? ⠀
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Meet 9th & 9th's newest, cutest, tastiest "hole-in-the-wall" (quite literally)! @piefightslc is serving up delicious hand pies packed with flavor 🥊⠀
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People used to say a group of hobbits smoked their pipe weed and padded around on their furry feet in this little cul de sac off 1300 East near Westminster. Others claimed a family of Little People lived there and would chase away outsiders and curiosity-seekers who happened in.⠀
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But, actually, the eccentric street of tiny houses are on a wooded lot once owned by George Allen, a doctor and animal lover (he was instrumental in founding @hoglezoo and @tracyaviary) He and his family lived in the log cabin and rented out the little houses to students or anyone who wanted to live in such a small space.⠀
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Our Jan/Feb issue is out on stands now! This issue means so much to us. Made with lots of love and tears. We hope you’ll grab a copy and enjoy every moment of reading it. ❤️...
This is what our NYE looks like. Staying in with a @meat_my_cheese_utah charcuterie board ⭐🤤🥂⠀
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We’re incredibly lucky to have local culinary-craftswomen here in the Salt Lake area, like @mavenoakcreative and @meat_my_cheese_utah. Handcrafting each charcuterie board and box to perfection. Making every stay-at-home birthday, anniversary, date-night and holiday feel that much more elegant. 🧀🍇🥖⠀
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Holding back tears, the owner of our beloved Himalayan Kitchen, Surya Bastakoti, told @fox13now that they "might go out of business" ⠀
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Himalayan Kitchen has long been one of our favorite local restaurants. A trusty go-to for lunch or after work drinks and a heart-warming dinner. A place to bring out-of-towners (veg and vegan friendly) for a special experience only found here in SLC. Always filling, with a true sense of nourishment in every bite. Food to feel good about.
EVERYTHING on their menu is full of flavor and authenticity. Himalayan Kitchen’s cuisine is required to be authentic because it’s a gathering place for the Salt Lake City Nepali and the local climbing community. They know Nepal.⠀
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COVID-19 has completely devastated our local restaurant community—these are our friends and family. Help them out. If you have the means, order something yummy for NYE dinner and support Himalayan Kitchen or any of your favorite local restaurants. ⠀
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Here's one from our upcoming Jan/Feb issue out on stands in just a few days. We hope you’ll grab a copy and enjoy every moment of reading it.
Mary photobombs Lisa Barlow at the premiere party for Real Housewives of Salt Lake. Below is a snippet from Mary's last editor's letter:
"It’s all a little crazy.
Sometime in 2020, the world stopped making sense for a lot of us. Between one of the ugliest election cycles the U.S. has ever been through and the most mysterious disease most of us have ever experienced, normal was canceled. We can’t get together with friends, hug our loved ones, be in the room with them when they die. But somehow we have to go on, right? Somehow we have to continue to work and love and laugh. This issue of Salt Lake magazine holds a lot of frivolity, the main one being an extremely silly TV show, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. There I am in a pink fur coat in a car with our cover housewife, Lisa Barlow and her boys."
Pick up our Jan/Feb issue at your local grocer and read the full letter. ❤️
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Merry Christmas Eve-Eve. We absolutely loved seeing all of your gingerbread homes! Thank you for sharing!⠀
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The winner of a 1 year subscription to Salt Lake mag will be announced in our story!...
Skip the milk and cookies this holiday and leave out something that Santa really wants 🍺😉🎅
Check out our local holiday beer round up for last minute gift ideas! Link in bio!...
Mary's last-minute holiday gift ideas from last year are still as true and relevant today...
"The planet we live with and the creatures on it need all kinds of things. Polar bears need presents, tree frogs in the Amazon need gifts, our Utah canyons and our national parks need help."
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Streusel Bakery located at 67 w 1700 s! Support local and get pastries, cookies and a little bit of sass at this beautiful judgement free bakery!
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Maven Create is a unique, open office space designed to inspire and empower!
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1 box of @maddoughslc doughnuts for 4 weeks!! 🍩
We’re so excited to have teamed up with @maddoughslc for this awesome giveaway treat! Mad Dough launched back in April! Mad Dough serves up top quality Bismark style doughnuts with flavors inspired by favorite childhood treats 💖 The perfect gift to brighten someone’s day (or brighten your own day)! Support this awesome small business this holiday!
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A beautiful essential gift set from the wonderful @acrelyfarms 🌿
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There was never a time there wasn’t Mary Malouf. Until now. Today, Mary died when a rogue wave swept her out to sea off the coast of Northern California. Only she – perhaps the world’s foremost lover of Bronte, BBC mysteries and, of course, Moby Dick – would appreciate such poetic drama.
“I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing.” — Mary Brown Malouf. Ooops. Herman Mellville....
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