What do you do with vegetables that are ready for any exit? You know the ones at the back of your refrigerator whose coloring has turned like fall leaves, they’re less crisp,and your kids would only eat them if blindfolded. A few weeks ago I might have tossed them because … Read More
The text read “first turtle of season hatched, returned to water, I have fleas and ants in my backpack.” These are the only words from our daughter who’s living along the remote shores of Costa Rica to help save turtle eggs from animal predators and human confiscators. Here I go…it … Read More
Elizabeth, longtime-crunchtime, texted a photo of a gorgeous bunch of vivid radishes that caught her attention at a farmers market. “What can I do with these?” I believe were her words (although, she is my best friend and I have had to delete our past conversations more often than we … Read More
Spring. Need I really say more. As gifted rays shine through my windows only to be outdone by chirping birds and vivid blooms, I am haunted by images from the Midwest, my Midwest, where so many people suffer unthinkable hardships. Although this little simple blog about real food should stay … Read More
Brussels sprouts are a polarizing vegetable. It seems people either love them or they hate them. Admittedly, I played on the latter team until now. The latest rage in vegetable preparation, shaving raw vegetables so thinly that even the toughest and most bitter of the pack are desirable, made me … Read More