The Last of the Local Asparagus

Time passes; the season marches forward, and too late, I realize that I didn’t eat nearly enough asparagus. The pound upon pound of it we bought and consumed through the early part of this month was apparently not quite enough to satiate my appetite for the emerald-green and violet spears, but that is life. The […]

Cinnamon: Sweet or Savory?

Growing up in Applachia, there was one spice, other than pepper, that was in everyone’s cabinet: cinnamon. Specifically, ground cinnamon. It wasn’t until I was a young adult that I saw sticks of cinnamon, which is the bark of either the cinnamon or cassia tree, which are peeled up and allowed to dry into curled […]

Local Produce Find: Bright Lights Chard

It isn’t often that I come across a vegetable that I have not yet tried, but when I do, I nearly always buy some, cook it and see what it tastes like. Most of the time, I like it pretty well, but sometimes, I find something that I just love. Chard is one of those […]

Thai Spicy Chicken, Basil and Asparagus

I decided last August that local eating didn’t have to preclude global flavors. When I made the choice to continue to eat condiments and foods that have never been and will never be produced in Ohio, while choosing Ohio-produced staple foods: vegetables, fruits, meat, eggs, and dairy items, that meant I didn’t have to give […]

The First Pesto of the Year!

It does sound a bit early for pesto, at least, when we are talking about Southeastern Ohio, and I just planted my big self-watering planter filled with pesto plants on Saturday. However, my CSA farmers are clever; they have several greenhouses, one with hot water pipes running under the beds, so they started some genovese […]

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