by Toni | Jun 20, 2018 | Come Home, Farmer's Market, Green Decisions, Let's Eat
The idea for this flexible summer salad has a couple of inspirations. For one thing, the ingredients are primarily local to the Midwest and are available throughout late spring to early fall, more or less. For another thing, the preparation of the beets—the idea of...
by Toni | May 22, 2018 | Come Home, Farmer's Market, Green Decisions, Live Green
The Land of Goshen Community Market—my farmers market—has been open two weekends already! Even though we’ve been lucky enough to have that once-a-month winter market during the off season, nothing beats hopping on my bike and riding “home” to the real deal. I smiled...
by Toni | Jul 3, 2017 | Everyday Enchantments, Farmer's Market, Green Decisions, Live Green
One my recent delights was finding an interview with Alice Waters in the May-June 2017 Harvard Business Review. Waters is the owner of the famous Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, CA and one of my culinary heroes. Her kitchen genius aside, what makes her amazing in...
by Toni | Sep 13, 2016 | Everyday Enchantments, Green Decisions, Healthy Treats, Let's Eat, Live Green, Vegetables
It’s not quite fall, but you can sense the change—cool air in the morning, a tinge of red on the leaves, a deeper blue in the sky and a quickening sunset. Sigh. Appetite changes, too. We remain creatures of the seasons, even if we have all but lost that tenuous...
by Toni | Jul 1, 2016 | Come Home, Everyday Enchantments, Farmer's Market, Live Green
I’ve been feeling kinda down lately. Everywhere I look there is bad news…unspeakable tragedies across the globe (some that directly touched people I know), vicious political campaigns, greedy corporations, waste and negativity. Not much to celebrate these days. (OK,...
