This weekend was a great weekend. On Friday night, we (and the gallery) surivived our visit to the munchkin’s first art gallery. In the car on the way home she kept asking, “Why couldn’t I run in there?” Really?
Then, we drove through a freak monsoon and had dinner at Jeni’s. (You can have ice cream [...]
Archive for the ‘Local food’ Category
Thinking About Food
Posted in Food, Local food, tagged Animal Vegetable Miracle: A Year of Food Life, Fast Food Nation, food books, Plenty: One Man One Woman and a Raucous Year of Eating, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Way We Eat, What to Eat on September 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Once my daughter was born, I began to think a lot more about food. I had no idea what would be best for her to eat.
So, I starting reading a lot of books about food. Here is a list of my favorite food books:
What to Eat and Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition, and Health by [...]
Reasons to Eat Local Food
Posted in Food, Local food, tagged Farmers' Markets, Great Harvest Bread Company Upper Arlington, Greener Grocer, Jeni's Ice Cream, local Ohio food, North Market, Northstar Cafe, Snowville Creamy, Starliner Diner, Surly Girl Saloon, why eat local food, Worthington Farmers' Market on September 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I love going to farmers’ markets and I try to eat as much local food as I can. Why? Because I believe it is a better way to eat and feed my daughter. I know it can be more work and more effort to eat local, but it’s worth it.
Here are my reasons for eating [...]
Really Good Bread
Posted in Food, Local food, Reviews, Upper Arlington, tagged Columbus bakeries, food reviews, Great Harvest Bread Company, Great Harvest Bread Company Upper Arlington, local Columbus foods, Upper Arlington Ohio, whole wheat bread on July 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Once a week, or at the most every other week, my daughter and I go to Great Harvest Bread Company in Upper Arlington.
Their bread is fantastic. The secret to their bread is that they mill their whole wheat flour at their store, which makes their bread really fresh. A loaf can sit out on the [...]
Fresh Fruit and Veggies at the Farmers’ Markets
Posted in Food, Free Activities, Local food, Things to Do, Worthington, summer, tagged Farmers' Markets, Farmers' Markets Columbus Ohio, Food, Local food, North Market Columbus Ohio, North Market Farmers' Market, Ohio farmers, Ohio food, Worthington Farmers' Market on June 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Columbus has some great farmers’ markets. My two favorite farmers’ markets are the North Market Farmers’ Market and the Worthington Farmers’ Market.
During the summer, I try to go to at least one farmers’ market a week, with my daughter in the stroller. She loves watching all the activity and people. I like supporting local farmers and the [...]
