Our Share of the Harvest

Here’s the thing about me and coleslaw: I kind of hate it.  Look, I’ll eat it if you tell me it’s your great aunt’s recipe or your grandmother made it but if it doesn’t involve an old lady I’m trying to respect, I’m probably going to pass. The problem isn’t coleslaw itself, it’s the dizzying [...]

Well, I skipped over Week 2 because all we bought was some romaine lettuce and I didn’t think that would make for a very captivating post–there’s only so much you can say about one head of lettuce. This week, we saw a few new-comers to the pavilion.  We scored a huge swath of Swiss chard [...]

I think strawberries are the quintessential local, seasonal food.  Some people would argue that tomatoes better represent the kind of quality you can only get locally but I think the difference between a May strawberry from a farm near your house and a December strawberry from somewhere else in the world that ends up in [...]

I have to confess that just about a week ago, Greg and I had the pleasure of dining at the fine eating establishment that is Applebee’s.  That’s right, we were eatin’ good in the neighborhood (should I mention a trademark here so I don’t get sued?) and it was a PLEASURE.  Not just our wonderful [...]

This salad may seem harmless–sweet and charming, in fact.  But the truth is, this salad has caused some in-fighting in our family in the past. See, this salad approximates the salad we served at our wedding 3 years ago.  Greg’s family and I got to taste this salad months beforehand at our menu tasting where [...]