by Toni | Sep 19, 2021 | Come Home, Farmer's Market, Let's Eat
For the entire summer, I have luxuriated in the most amazing organic carrots—quite the treat at the farmers market because carrots are not usually plentiful, organic or not. Carrots take up lots of garden space and can grow in really wonky shapes and sizes—not at all...
by Toni | Sep 18, 2021 | Be Simple, Farmer's Market, Fruits, Let's Eat
I am always looking for new ways to use ground cherries, those golden globes of farmers markets across the Midwest. I’ve been developing recipes for these one-of-a-kind berries (Actually they are a member of the tomatillo family!) since I started this blog way back in...
by Toni | May 25, 2021 | Be Simple, Farmer's Market, Let's Eat, Live Green
It never fails: I’m standing in line at the farmers market when the person in front of me politely asks the vendor to “please cut all those leaves off my beets/turnips/carrots/fennel (you choose) before I put them in my bag.” Sigh. What are they thinking?!! It’s as if...
by Toni | Apr 20, 2021 | Farmer's Market, Let's Eat, Live Green
April is a busy month for me. I focus on clearing out the deep freeze in anticipation of the opening of my farmers market and using up any straggling, gotta-go stored veggies. Last year, for instance, I had one lonely jar of lemongrass stock still in the freezer. It...
by Toni | Nov 23, 2020 | Farmer's Market, Green Decisions, Let's Eat
A few weeks ago, I was chatting it up with my friend Jane—that’s Jane Zappia the proprietor of Pop’s Pies—as we were on our way to see one of our favorite farmers, Bruce Haas, the owner of Daydream Farm in Greenville, IL. We were almost giddy...
by Toni | Oct 24, 2020 | Farmer's Market, Let's Eat, Vegetables
Everybody knows by now that I love fall and winter squash—just about any kind, from pumpkins (that are food not decorations) to butternuts. And by far, my favorite is delicata, which until recently could only be gotten at the farmers markets. The grocery stores are so...
