by Toni | Oct 28, 2019 | Farmer's Market, Let's Eat, Live Green
I thought I’d died and gone to heaven… or at least gone back in time. I was at the Goshen Community Market on a typical fall Saturday, filling my bags with great food, when I spied this large basket of pears—big green speckled pears like the ones I picked with...
by Toni | Sep 29, 2019 | Come Home, Farmer's Market, Sinful Sensations
Well there’s a new vendor at the Goshen Community Market, who just happens to be an old friend…. Jane Zappia, of past Green Gal Keto fame, is the owner and proprietor of Pop’s Pies. She’s at the Market with her daughter Hayley this coming October—which is, like,...
by Toni | Jul 29, 2019 | Farmer's Market, Let's Eat, Vegetables
Ok, enough with bad punning because there is nothing bad or far away about this easy, totally-transportable salad that tastes just like a summer garden. But it’s true, isn’t it? Just when all the great salad fixin’s arrive at the farmers markets—the tomatoes, bell...
by Toni | Jun 28, 2019 | Farmer's Market, Let's Eat, Vegetables
I know that I go on and on about the Goshen Community Market on this blog. You’d think I never went anywhere else in town. There are, however, other community events in Edwardsville that are favorites of mine—especially St. Andrews Church Used Book Fair. It happens...
by Toni | May 30, 2019 | Come Home, Farmer's Market, Live Green
Success begins with a sound foundation. How many times have you heard that sentiment? Whether we are talking architecture, education or parenting, a strong foundation is the common denominator to success. This is also true of one of my favorite places on Earth: the...
by Toni | Feb 27, 2019 | Farmer's Market, Let's Eat, Meat Masterpieces
Chocolate is so overdone when it comes to romance, don’t you think? Well, okay, maybe not. But this Valentine’s Day I was looking for something just a little “out there.” A surprise for my sweetie with all his manly favorites—cheddar cheese, bacon and sugar. I know...
