by Toni | Apr 29, 2020 | Let's Eat, Live Green, Vegetables
April may be the cruelest month according to poet T.S. Eliot, but for Don, it’s a food fiesta. Every April, we clean out the deep freeze, defrost and scrub it, getting it ready for the new market season ahead. Everything’s gotta go. Nothing is wasted, and for Don it’s...
by Toni | Mar 19, 2018 | Come Home, Everyday Enchantments, Let's Eat
When we were planning my daughter Heather’s birthday this year, we decided on an early dinner—kind of quiet with all her favorite dishes, a gluten-free birthday cake and a table full of family and friends. Really, this is pretty much how we do all birthdays, with the...
by Toni | Sep 25, 2016 | Come Home, Farmer's Market, Let's Eat, Vegetables
Well it is officially Autumn… I’ve ordered my Thanksgiving Turkey from MOB Farms. But with high humidity and temps in the upper 80’s, it’s kinda hard to “feel the fall love.” So my menu continues light and cool a bit longer. A lot of crops in the Midwest seem to...
by Toni | Dec 17, 2015 | Fruits, Let's Eat, Vegetables
If you are a vegetarian, one of your biggest culinary thrills of the season is the elevated side dish. Since turkey is taboo, ham ain’t happen’n, and roasts are right out, I savor every sautéed Brussel sprout, caramelized baby onion and creamed asparagus spear. But...
by Toni | Sep 5, 2015 | Farmer's Market, Let's Eat, Vegetables
Kind? If you are thinking this is an odd question, you’ve got another great reason to shop at your local farmer’s market— unbelievable variety! For instance, my CSA farmer Bruce (AKA the KING of GARLIC at our market) grows at least nine varieties of garlic every year....
