Almost every week, my farm share includes some greens. In late spring, it was arugula (lovely and peppery). Later, it was sweet mustard greens. Regardless, coming up with ways to utilize greens (they’re so healthy – filled with all those fabulous antioxidants) in ways other than the Southern-style boiled greens with a splash of vinegar,…
After making last week’s Apple-Rhubarb Galette, I still had a pound of rhubarb and some of those wintered-over apples left. I could, of course, have made a second galette, but the gourmand inside me wanted something different, just for the sake of experimenting. I thought, “the apples and rhubarb combination was so good in a…
I’d forgotten about my liking for rhubarb until last Saturday morning, when I happened upon a stack of gorgeous ruby-pink bunches of it at the farmers’ market. I had no idea what I would do with it, but I couldn’t pass it up, and so bought two pounds – enough for whatever concoction might present…
Since I decided to go to the next level in locavore-ism and join a community-supported farm this summer, I figured the best thing I can do is ramp up my attitude that food is an adventure. There are sure to be all sorts of unfamiliar vegetables in my weekly harvest share. I also figured I…
It’s May: the beginning of farmers’ market season. That may not mean much to you, but for a locavore, it signifies a change in one’s weekend lifestyle. May through October, I get up early every Saturday morning – yes, voluntarily – and head for Grand Rapids’ Fulton Street Farmers’ Market. Usually, when I mention this…
Eli turned 30-something last Sunday. We had a day-long celebration, in spite of his expected I-am-laid-back-I-have-no-preferences assertion that he wanted to do “whatever” to mark being a year older. So I planned everything, and as always, the plans grew until every moment was filled. There were no famous people or crazy activities involved – just family…