This year’s annual Fritz Miericke Ride to the Depot and Race to the Woods in White Heath will be Oct. 2nd and will benefit the TIMES Center Bike Fund and the White Heath Community Club. …
Posts by Anna Barnes:
Feeding the needy, one tomato at a time
The plight of Lisa Braddock is not an easy one. Anna Barnes tells us more about how this local woman is doing her part to both sustain and feed those who are hungry.
Okra for people who don’t like okra
It’s slimy, it’s shaped funny, and it’s often misunderstood. Let Anna reshape your thoughts on this odd food.
Zucchini… again
Of all the fruits of summer, none may trump the zucchini as the most plentiful. That means one thing: time to get creative.
Beat the heat
If you haven’t used a pressure cooker lately, you likely aren’t the only one. Anna suggests to dust off that old beast and try out her friend’s (modified) recipe for a great meal.
Don’t fear the daikon
Shaped like a sword and carrying a big flavor that reminds her more of a turnip than a radish, Anna tells us that making daikon into something delish is quite easy.
Make pesto out of it
What’s that you say? Extra greens and what have you? Yeah… you should do as recommended in the title of the article.
A little rapini to change it up once in a while
While less popular than its kin, rapini has a long growing season and the versatility in cooking to make for an excellent way to throw a curveball at dishes here and there.
WEFT Benefit Wine Tasting w/ Corkscrew and Black Dog
WEFT is doing some celebrating for its 30th year, pulling out the stops for its wine tasting on Saturday at Corkscrew’s Buvon’s with snacks from Black Dog. Tasting runs from 2 to 6. Tickets are …
2011 Blueberry crop down in Illinois
Illinois and Michigan blueberry growers are reporting that poor weather during the critical pollination period resulted in less fruit setting on. Illinois-grown blueberries are still weeks off, Central Illinois grown ones won’t be ready until …