When imagining what I’d bring home from my trip to Michigan this summer, I didn’t know I’d meet Jenn Thompson and LeaBeth Wentworth from Paducah...
When I shared Diane Sievers’ pickled cherries recipe in my July 5 column, Marie Summerwood, Tinky Weisblat and I got into an email conversation...
Whenever I think of zucchini, I remember when I was 7 or 8 years old and my mother grew too much zucchini. I didn’t start out liking it much, and...
Like my “just got home from the Free Harvest Supper” columns from previous years, I’m writing this on Sunday evening with a big grin on my face, a...
Early in 2005, Juanita Nelson told friends about a Greenfield Farmers Market harvest dinner held 20 years before. She said, “We should do that...
When you read this, I’ll be camping amid the oaks and ferns of western Michigan, in the place I’ve spent time in early August almost every year...
My long-time friends and outdoor trip buddies, Karen Warren and Sue Tippett, live in Pelham. We don’t get together as often as we’d like, but when...
I love hearing about farmers markets I’ve yet to visit, so I was thrilled to hear from Susie Secco, who sells hand-printed items at the Northfield...
Never in my wildest dreams while I was growing up could I have imagined I’d someday write a newspaper food column.Clearly, I dreamed wilder in July...
What would you do with a quart of local cherries? That’s the question I asked several friends after I got tart cherries and sweet cherries from...
Strawberries! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... There’s the first berry out of the box, as soon as I’ve handed over my money at the...
I had a great chat this week with Kate French about “Conway’s Open” cookbook she pulled together for Conway’s 250th anniversary. She encouraged me...