11th August, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
As we head into Week 2 of Eat Local Month, the question gets raised of how local should we be? Personally, I’m a big believer in the perfect being the enemy of the good. In other words, even though it’s nearly impossible for every meal to be made up entirely local ingredients, there’s no reason » Read More
3rd August, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
This is the time of year when people sidle up me at the growers market with a desperate look in their eye and beg me for any and all recipes for zucchini. This is also the time of year when anonymous bags of squash get left in my car during the night, but I try » Read More
27th July, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
The weather is currently hot and will remain so until we all finally melt. One of the many challenges of getting through a heat wave is eating; it’s too hot to think about cooking and the idea of heating hot meal is less than appealing. This is a good time to start exploring cold soups. » Read More
19th July, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
One summer when I was around twelve, my mother got the questionably brilliant idea to can a bunch of dill and sweet pickles. Neither of my parents were big gardeners at the time, so where this bumper crop of cucumbers came from remains a mystery. At the time, we lived in a house without air » Read More
14th June, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
The first farmer’s markets of the season have begun and local, seasonal fruit is finally – finally! – starting make an appearance around here. I tend to eat most of my fruit raw and straight from my hand. My rational being that it’s about as good as it’s going to get, so why mess with » Read More
30th May, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Now that we’re post-Memorial Day, it is – in theory, any way – grilling season. Because hamburgers are a classic grill item, we’re going to take a look at what goes them: french fries. Outdoor grilling is popular because it’s easy. Fire up the grill, wait for everything to get to the appropriate temperature, toss » Read More
17th May, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Back in the land of really flat states, beef is the go-to protein for any meal that’s not chicken. Soy products and tofu are looked upon with something akin to suspicion – people who eat these things and enjoy them are considered colorful at best and possibly socialists at worst. Because of these attitudes, I » Read More
11th May, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
The benefits of eating an organic diet are widely known, the part that’s never talked about is how to afford it. Organic food is more expensive that non – and there’s really no avoiding that fact. When deciding how to spread the grocery budget around, the way to get the most bang for your organic » Read More
26th April, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
When I was in college, I fell in with a rough crowd of vegetarians. They had an interesting outlook on food – after giving up meat for a variety of perfectly valid reasons, they then filled their diets – not with fruits and vegetables – but with various fake meat products. Eating with them was » Read More
19th April, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
A friend of mine, who should really know better, recently discovered that she doesn’t know how to cook. Turns out, boiling water and opening a box doesn’t really help with, say, baking. It’s also not good when trying to switch to a diet with less processed foods and processed foods are the only kinds you » Read More
