I was in Kalamazoo Michigan last month and LOVED this restaurant!! Food Dance serves some local food, as well as cruelty-free eggs and meat raised sustainably. (Cruelty-free is our main requirement for our food in my family, and we use the term to mean no cruelty to animals, workers, or the environment. Of course, health, food quality, food safety, and our local economy are also important considerations). The restaurant is also a big supporter of the local… Continue

Another delicious dinner tonight. Can anyone tell me what to do with turnip greens? I have never eaten them before, but I know they are edible, so I started to cook up the tops of the turnips we got from Laughing Owl. But they were all prickly! Is that OK? Do the prickles go away as you cook, like with okra? I wasn't sure, so I quit before I started. Just got them rinsed is all. Anway, we had another delicious dinner, again centered on our dry goods (beans and quinoa), with our CSA veggies… Continue

Lots of fun at the Tailgate today. Felipe got in his required daily alottment of 4 jillion strawberries, fresh from Bob and Gail's farm, 'N Thyme. (We bought 2 gallons. Hey, get while the gettin's good! We might be the only ones eating strawberry-rhubarb pie in a few months, thanks to our freezer!). I am seriously considering one of those cute little child-size chairs for Felipe, too. And of course, the highlight of the day, we got our first share from our CSA with Laughing Owl Farm. So tonight… Continue