The Local Cook

Can I Brag about My Farmer’s Market?

Even though I sing the praises of CSAs on this site, and tend to overlook the farmer’s market, I want to say that I love ‘em!

Fresh Summer Salsa

I was overjoyed to find this recipe in Simply in Season. I thought it would be a great way to use up some heirloom tomatoes from my CSA!

Top 10 Reasons to Take the Real Food for Rookies Class

When I first started blogging, Donielle at Naturally Knocked Up found me and invited me to meet some other West Michigan bloggers. One of those was Kelly from Kelly the Kitchen Kop. Kelly has been working on this ecourse for awhile now, and just finished it up. I totally love her blog, so I’m sure… [Continue Reading]

Corn Quiche with Tortilla Crust

There were no leftovers, so that means this recipe from Simply in Season must be good!

Menu Plan This Week

I’ve decided that I need to start menu planning again, otherwise I’m going to get even further behind on my project and eat nothing but cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and chips and cheese for dinner. With DH going out of town this coming weekend for DALMAC (a bicycle ride from Lansing to the Bridge. For those… [Continue Reading]

Update on the Simply Me Project

For those of you following my progress on cooking through all the recipes in Simply in Season, I thought I’d let you know that I have about 70 to go, so obviously I’m not going to finish by the end of next week! I’m hoping by the end of September now.

Four Fish: A Book Review & Giveaway

Eat more fish. Fish is good for you. Fish has too much mercury. Wild fish is best. Only eat fish on the “green” list. Tilapia is a bottom feeder. Salmon is has the most omega 3s. Salmon farming is evil. Avoid farmed fish. Sound familiar? The messages surrounding fish can be quite confusing. So when… [Continue Reading]