Pantry Raid: How to Cook Acorn Squash
We've been on a squash kick lately, whether it's talking about butternut squash or dishing up dinner ideas for spaghetti squash, you can't really go wrong with a root vegetable when the temperature starts to dip. One of the things we really love about squash - and...
Is Canned Food Bad For You?
We live in a time when people can't stop singing the praises of fresh produce and locally sourced foods. And don't get us wrong - we love fresh produce and local farms just as much as the next person, but what about food that isn't fresh out of the ground? Is it...
Rosh Hashanah Recipes: A Vegetarian Feast!
Rosh Hashanah Recipes Break out the Shofar, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is upon us once again. The year 5777 is arriving and what a year it is sure to be! Eating on Rosh Hashanah is a feast and a sweet one at that! Yep, while we might cook the Rosh Hashanah...
Fried Okra and Other Goodies From The Farm
Fried Okra Down On The Farm Every summer us city folk head to the farm for a spell. We do things there that we just can't do in our urban, Euro apartment. We pick tomatoes, corn and okra. We head "over the ridge" and talk timber. We chew the fat about tillable acres....
5 Traditional Rosh Hashanah Food Items Everyone Should Try
Rosh Hashanah begins this week, on the evening of the 20th. Even if you're not Jewish, there's still something to be experienced by learning more about the Jewish New Year celebration. To be more specific, the traditional dishes served during Rosh Hashanah. Rosh...
Pantry Raid: How to Cook a Whole Chicken
If you want a meal that will fill you up, is pretty healthy, and can provide plenty of tasty leftovers, then pick up a whole chicken at your local grocery store and get ready to roast that bird! Roasting a chicken is one of those things that seems like a lot more work...
Are Fast Food Menus Getting Out of Hand?
Americans have been getting healthier - or at least there's been a bigger focus on trying to eat healthier. You almost can't turn around without reading about the latest superfood craze that's being incorporated into every restaurant menu or running into the growing...
Making Homemade Salad Dressing Is Easy!
Homemade Salad Dressing There is a lot to be said for salad. Whether it is a grilled salad or garden fresh, salads are a great way to way to get nutritious vegetables into our diet. Of course, a salad topped with just enough tasty homemade dressing is even better....
A New Innovation in Coffee: Multi Brew Coffee Brewers by Essense.
Meet Essense - A New Innovation In Coffee Brewers In the last few years coffee consumption has been increasing and the coffee drinkers are getting more and more demanding about their favorite beverage. Coffee culture is already huge and it has led to coffee achievers...
Should You Join a Winter CSA?
If you missed your chance in the Spring to jump on the CSA bandwagon, you might just be getting a second chance later this month. Around mid-to-late Fall, local farms start signing up members for their winter CSAs. What's a CSA, you might ask? Great question! CSA...