by Toni | Dec 20, 2020 | Come Home, Green Decisions, Let's Eat
As most Green Gal readers know, I worship the ground Chef Vivian Howard walks on. So it should come as no surprise that when her PBS series A Chef’s Life came to its final episode, I was inconsolable and weepy for weeks. True to her nature and her calling, Chef Howard...
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 | Aug 28, 2018 | Come Home, Everyday Enchantments, Green Decisions
So TS Eliot, one of the most famous and most discussed poets of the 20th Century, is a big favorite of mine. He’s challenging to read, for the most part, (at least for me) and keeps English majors on their toes (at least I’m tip-toe). But not all his works are as...
by Toni | Jun 20, 2018 | Be Simple, Green Decisions
Heather and I and a few of our friends and family decided to “pretty up” this summer with new products featured in the New Hope Network Blogger Box. We had a blast testing products to which we rarely treat ourselves. Some worked from the outside in and others from the...
by Toni | Jun 20, 2018 | Farmer's Market, Green Decisions, Let's Eat, Live Green, Vegetables
This dish really did begin with a clear-out-the-frig mission, and it wound up tasting so good, I just decided to include it on the blog. It resembles a previous breakfast recipe that also uses quinoa called Quinoa Breakfast Bowls, but the current version is meant to...
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...
