Haford County is ripe with local wineries and growers.  I don’t know but maybe we’ll become the next Napa Valley 🙂   We visited Harford Vineyard and Winery last weekend and had a wine tasting with pairings.  It was delicious.  I had LOTS of favorites and we of course came home with a few bottles.  The […]

Cabbage for me is an unexpectadly wonderful food. http://www.cheriestihler.com/recipes/soups.html

In an effort to make all around better food choices, we have been eating more sustainable seafood.  The tragedy of fishing our oceans is just too profound to start a post on tonight but one simple switch we have made is to eating …. sardines.  Yes they get a bad rap sometimes but I have […]

My thoughts today kept finding their way to a class I had in college on business ethics.  I minored in entrepreneurship and management.  In the class we read case studies and examined the choices that businesses made.  One case was for a major car manufacturer.  Do not quote me here because I am going from […]

Studies are showing that apple juice concentrate found in many foods is extremely high in arsenic.  Mostly, the problematic concentrate is from China but labeling makes it unclear where most juice concentrate is from.  Buying organic is apparently not a safe bet as some of the highest levels were found in organic juice.  Even small […]

I picked up my first turkey of the season from Sunny Hill Farm on Sunday along with sweet potatoes, cheese, honey, butternut squash and a few other things.  I am mourning the end of the season with very little opportunity, because of our kitchen remodel, to preserve food for the winter.  I did manage applesauce […]

World Arc a magazine published by Heifer International included information in their ‘Facts and Figures’ section of the Holiday 2011 issue regarding the amount of food we waste.  It was truly amazing.  You can view the magazine through this link http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/heifer/worldark_2011holiday/ I think purchasing our food locally and paying a more realistic price for our […]

This is a long article but worth reading regarding honey, it’s origins and why you should care.  http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/11/tests-show-most-store-honey-isnt-honey/  You can solve the issue of tainted and illegal honey but shopping at local apiaries and farmer’s markets.  I can think of 5 places here in Harford County that sell local honey, it is not hard to […]

Using fresh pumpkin is easy and you can preserve some for later if you cook up too much.  My simple method is to preheat the oven to 350.  Wash your pumpkin, leave it whole.  Use a sharp knife to poke several holes in your pumpkin to allow steam to escape.  Place your pumpkin on a […]

4 c. water, bring to a boilAdd 2 c. oatmeal, 1 t pumpkin pie spice, 1/4-1/2 c. pumpkin puree and 1/4 c. maple syrup. – cook 5 minMeanwhile – heat a cast iron skillet on low heat.  Add 2 T butter, 1 t salt and 1 c. pecans – roast ’til fragrant – remove, chop […]