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The Local Food Report
As we re-imagine our relationships to what we eat, Local Food Report creator Elspeth Hay takes us to the heart of the local food movement to talk with growers, harvesters, processors, cooks, policy makers and visionaries

Squid Ink in Your Drink? A Very Dirty Martini

CAI | By Elspeth Hay
Published May 23, 2013 at 5:13 PM EDT
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It's been a slow squid season this year, so why not use all of what you catch? This week on The Local Food Report, Elspeth Hay learns about the many culinary uses of squid ink, from risottos to martinis.

Get detailed instructions (with photos) for cleaning squid, and a recipe for Risotto Nero alla Fiorentino on Elspeth's blog, Diary of a Locavore.

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Elspeth Hay
Elspeth Hay is a writer and the creator and host of the Local Food Report, a weekly feature that has aired on CAI since 2008. Deeply immersed in her own local-food system, she writes and reports for print, radio, and online media with a focus on food, the environment, and the people, places, and ideas that feed us.
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