With a light crowd and quick pace, I was able to visit the entire floor of the Fabulous Food Show on Friday night before the Ruhlman/Keller conversation. The fine folks at Blue Jacket Dairy offered samples of their gretna grillin’ cheese and cheese curds. I am already a huge fan of the delicious gretna...
Read more →Many Clevelanders are drawn to the Fabulous Food Show to see TV celebrities like Guy Fieri, Tyler Florance, and Sandra Lee. In the opinion of many food lovers, the true stars appeared on Friday night when Michael Ruhlman and Thomas Keller held an open conversation around Keller’s new book, Ad Hoc at Home. Food...
Read more →Today, Alex installed two pieces of wooden countertops. He made them with cherry plywood and aged solid cherry edges. Finished with six layers of polyurethane, they are smooth and cleanable!! Alex even let Lil help apply the glue. Yay Alex!! We have lived without proper countertops for 11 months!! I am just a little...
Read more →This weekend (Friday-Sunday) Cleveland plays host to the Fabulous Food Show. Held at the massive IX Center, the Fabulous Food Show features more than 200 vendors, the Main Kitchen Theatre and Culinary Celebration Theatre packed with celebrity and regional chef demonstrations, Grand Tasting Pavilion, Sweet Street and 100 ongoing demonstrations. The $25 ticket paid...
Read more →Strawberries are named such because gardeners traditionally cover them in straw during the fall. The straw mulch both prevents weeds from growing in early spring and protect the delicate plants from cleaving through frozen soil. Now is the time to put straw on your beds in central Ohio. I happened to score some free...
Read more →‘Tis the season to eat pumpkins. Making your own puree for pie, soups, and baking is a simple and delicious. Here’s how: Choose your pumpkin. Pie pumpkins have the richest flavor but you can do this with any pumpkin if you wish. Halve your pumpkin. Remove the innards. I like to use a grapefruit...
Read more →Go to the farmer’s market…Prepare the ingredients…Cook…Eat…Cleanup… Serving fresh local foods can be a time consuming process. With some practice and efficiency, you can eat locally without spending hours a day. Here are some ideas: Streamline Purchasing ~ subscribing to a CSA or growing food yourself saves time and transportation resources. If you do...
Read more →Alex had a vacuum sealer on his birthday and Xmas list for a few years. I joked about him coveting yet another unnecessary gadget. My sisters purchased a FoodSaver System for Alex last Xmas. I still laughed. He uses it for sealing and freezing meat stuffs, especially home cured products like bacon. Lil loves...
Read more →I just added a slew of events to the Hound-approved Events Calendar. Get out in our wide world and enjoy it! OSU Fall Tree Sale ~ Nov 5 – 7 ~ Hardwoods, shrubs, and native species including pawpaws for $5 – $45 each ~ OSU Teaching and Research Nursery (2490 Carmack Road) Live Fire...
Read more →On Thursday, we explored squash. This lovely vegetable is chock full of vitamins A and C. It is fun to prepare in both savory and sweet applications. We used three types of hard (winter) squash: Golden Nugget, Hokkaido Blue, and Pie Pumpkin. First, we prepared seeds for roasting. Children helped remove the seeds and...
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