Q Thanks to you, I have invested a sizable sum in country spareribs -- that is, meat from a free-range, organic, sustainable, politically correct Berkshire beast. Since my usual barbecue treatment will probably overwhelm this paragon of pork, how should I cook the treasure? And could it be for oven cooking, too?
A SKEPTICAL INVESTOR in Berkshire Pork
A With a certain amount of hope, I have to say your skepticism should vanish by the end of the meal. Today's recipe for Roasted and Crisped Pork Ribs With Garlic and Rosemary lets all that Berkshire goodness shine through.
Go local Q This year we have all the good intentions, but are newbies about how to carry them out. We want to do gifts that support local eating and local agriculture. Where can we get information?
PUZZLED ABOUT WHERE TO GO
A With the word "locavore" being added to the 2007 New Oxford American Dictionary, you're right in tune. One definition of "locavore" is a person who eats sustainable and organic foods harvested from within 100 miles of where he lives.
Where to go to find ways of giving this idea? One way to go is community-supported agriculture, which is actually buying a share of a farm's harvest through the growing season. You can give a percentage of a share or an entire share, depending on how each farm works. And you can pick farms in whatever area of the country you want.
How it's often done is that once a week, at a central point, the farmer drops off a sack of whatever food is ready to harvest and shareholders pick it up at their leisure.