Tag Archives: vegetables
Defining Local
As I’ve started to learn more and more about our food and agriculture systems in the U.S., I’ve noticed the word “local” popping up a lot. Have you noticed it too? In truth, I think you’d have to be living … Continue reading
Green-Thumbed Offspring: Gardening with Kids
One part of this story is about my veggie-hating kid. The other is about my 93-year-old grandfather. Somehow they’re connected, and they power my fondness for growing produce. Part 1: Giving Something of Value Every morning at 5:30, my 93-year-old … Continue reading
We Got a CSA Share… Now What?
The wait is over! We have been moved off of the wait list for a CSA share at a local Massachusetts farm. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. In a typical CSA partnership, the farmer agrees to provide a season’s … Continue reading
Reunited: A Love Affair with the Farmers’ Market
Spring means one important thing to people who love cooking with fresh ingredients: the imminent opening of the farmers’ market (at least in sun-starved places like Chicago, where I live–typically opening for the season in late May). Why do I … Continue reading
(Always Working Toward) Greener Grocery Shopping
When I plan meals and shop for my family, my goal is simple: I want the best quality and variety of food based on mostly fresh ingredients, organic whenever possible. I used to sit down once a week with a stack … Continue reading
Color Coding: Organizing the Refrigerator
(Can you spot the pomelo?) It’s a habit that may be inherited from my time working in public libraries; I hold a special place in my heart for order. But long before I had even heard about the Dewey Decimal … Continue reading
The Mystery of the Beet
I read a list published in the New York Times last week (first published in June 2008) that highlighted the 11 best foods you aren’t eating. They are right. I’m not eating beets. I’m not eating cabbage. I’m not eating … Continue reading
Lean and Green
Many of us include healthy eating and/or weight loss among our New Year’s resolutions. My husband and I have also turned over a new leaf and have adopted the “lean and green” dinner model. A couple of years ago my … Continue reading
In Celebration of Vegetables
I am a vegetarian. And I love food. The kind of vegetarianism I want to gently explore here is not the kind that forces you to eat quinoa and seven esoteric vegetables with every meal. It is the kind that … Continue reading
Sneaking Veggies in … The Delicious Way!
It’s not just kids; many adults shudder at the thought of eating vegetables, and still many more have a difficult time fitting in the recommended daily servings. It’s one thing to choke down several salads a day and another to … Continue reading
From the Editor
Swine Dining
Cooking from the Carpool Lane