Sep 212009
I picked up a bunch of Bartlett pears last week at a roadside farm stand, and have been looking for ways to use them up, since my kids have turned their hungry little eyes to the apples that have finally made their way into the fruit bowl. (A benefit to eating local, seasonal foods? It [...]
Sep 062009
With the rich assortment of farm stands and markets in southwest Michigan, it seems wasteful to buy trucked-in produce from the grocery store…especially at this time of year, when the harvest is so bountiful. To celebrate Michigan’s abundance of fresh fruits, veggies, dairy and meat, we’ll be offering up a regular feature here at Lake [...]