Use This Blog

Welcome!

I'm glad you're here. 

I started this blog to help people like me--people who want to eat locally but don't quite know what to do with unfamiliar vegetables. I mean, eating locally is a great idea in theory--and in practice is you live in areas of the world that produce food year round. However, most of us live where there are seasons, real seasons [yes, I lived in Hawaii long enough to notice the subtle changes in weather that indicated seasons].

A typical Spring box--lots of delicious greens, and other cool weather crops.

If you're eating locally, that means you're eating seasonally. Lots of greens in the Spring, lots of everything in the Summer [which becomes overwhelming in August], and an abundance of greens and long-storing vegetables in the Fall.

To get the most out of this blog I built a Visual Recipe Index by Ingredient. There's a screen shot up there. Just click on whatever is overwhelming your garden, your crisper, or your pantry. Chances are I've got a few suggestions to inspire you.

If you like pizza, and boy does my family, I created a Visual Pizza Recipe Index. Choose your category (pizza doughs, vegetarian pizzas, pizzas topped with meat, pizzas topped with fruit) and click on the photo that catches your fancy.

If you'd like to print a recipe, I've got a PrintFriendly function. Scroll down to the bottom of the post and click on the button as shown.

Check the Remove Images box to save on ink.

Then delete all the headnotes you don't want so you are left with the recipe (and save a few trees).

If you're looking for local food in your area, or looking to buy direct from the producer and have food shipped to you, please check out these two sites:  Barn2Door.com and Local Harvest.org .

That's enough to get you started--let me know how I can make this a better tool for you!