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 I am Rachel Tayse, keeper of the Hounds in the Kitchen. In my Columbus Ohio urban homestead, I garden, cook, and eat local sustainable foods. Read About the Hounds for more about the characters in my kitchen. I hope to see you soon at an Event.
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Archive for the ‘Local Food’ CategoryToday we ate our last winter squash harvested over six months ago. It was bitter and I’m sad about that. I wondered exactly what is left in our larder. Here’s the count as of March 9, 2010: 8.5 quarts applesauce 10 half pints tomato paste 3 quarts tomato sauce 12 quarts whole tomatoes 2 half pints ketchup 3 quarts barbeque sauce 3 pints [...] The snow is melting and spring is around the corner. Columbus has an abundance of interesting local food and gardening events again this month. Enjoy! Hounds in the Kitchen events Kids Cook – Thursdays from 11:15am-12pm at Sprout Soup. This month we’ll be going bananas on the 4th, serving up maple syrup on the 11th, and cooking [...] “We live in an amazing country where it’s perfectly legal to feed your kids twinkies, hoho cakes, and mountain dew, but raw milk, that’s dangerous.” So began Joel Salatin’s Saturday keynote address to the Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association annual conference on February 13, 2010. I attended the talk. The writing below is my [...] I visited the Columbus Winter Farmer’s Market this past Saturday January 16, 2010 for the first time. It is held at First Unitarian Universalist Church in Clintonville. The market is small but well attended by vendors and consumers. Tables in the center allowed patrons to enjoy their ready to eat purchases, including coffee from Crimson Cup. I [...] Buoyed by the success of recent Kids Cook classes, I hatched an idea: could I cook an entire meal with children? Then I questioned if we could use Ohio raised seasonal ingredients at the same time. Thanks to sponsorship from the FoodBuzz 24, 24, 24 program, I was able to test out the concept by [...] The holiday shopping days are upon us. I put together this list of presents ideal for the locavore, gardener, or cook on your gift list. If you have the time, please shop locally to support your local economy and small businesses. If you prefer online shopping, click on the pictures for links.
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 soft cheese, [...] 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. Michael Ruhlman [...] When served meat, Lil often asks “What part of the aminal is this?” ‘Aminal’ is one of Lil’s last toddlerisms, meaning animal. I am not ready for her to be all grown up and pronounce everything correctly! My heart gushes a little and not just because her pronunciation is cute. ~ In northwestern Ohio this weekend, Lil and I [...] A few things that might interest readers: PBS stations are showing a program based on the book The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan. I highly recommend reading Botany of Desire and am excited to watch the show. Watch a preview here. Columbus residents can view Botany of Desire on [...]  |
 
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