by Toni | Nov 28, 2023 | Come Home, Let's Eat, Live Green
I love to think that as I age, I get wiser. I love to think that, but whether it is true or not, is another story, I imagine. Still, I do think that years of preparing for holiday madness have taught me a few things…like skip the madness and just enjoy your...
by Toni | Oct 13, 2022 | Farmer's Market, Let's Eat, Vegetables
This is Ben. He is one of my favorite people at the Goshen Community Market. Ben runs Rumblin’ Ernie’s Farm, and he grows the biggest, sweetest carrots this side of the Mississippi. Not kidding. When Ben first showed up at my market with that steady supply of carrots,...
by Toni | Jan 16, 2022 | Be Simple, Let's Eat, Live Green
If you have been reading along these nearly six years (Oh my!), you’ve come to expect the winter posts to feature at least a few recipes that rely on stored and frozen vegetables and meat. These are the lean months of the year, when gardens are dormant and grocery...
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 | Jun 19, 2020 | Farmer's Market, Let's Eat, Vegetables
Carrots are, perhaps, one of the most familiar and popular of vegetables. Maybe the first veggie you ever ate—I do recall carrot sticks with cheese whiz….oh my. But carrots can be sort of scarce at farmers markets. You can find them, to be sure, but carrots take...
