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Twice this summer Lindsay and I have visited Governor’s Island. We took our bikes and packed a wonderful picnic. If you are in the NY area, you should try to visit Governor’s Island before the summer is over. Here is some background and our pictures to get you interested! What is Governor’s Island? Governor’s Island is a small island smack in the middle of New York Harbor (Upper New York Bay). It was a US . . . → Read More: Local Fun in NYC: Governor’s Island Last Saturday was National Can-It-Forward Day, a day to spread the fun and value of home canning. Erik and I had our own little party and taught two of our friends the art and science. There was gabbing, a few glasses of wine, and plenty of boiling water. This was the first time I had every canned with people and it was a blast!! A lot of canning is sitting around waiting for the . . . → Read More: Can-It-Forward Recap  One comment - (Comments are closed)  Canning/Preserving, Recipes  blueberries, Can-It-Forward, Canning, local food, tomatoes This recipe doesn’t look like much, but it’s delicious. In my opinion it’s the best use of eggplant that we’ve discovered so far. Back in my supermarket days, eggplant was not an ingredient that I would ever purchase. When every form of produce is available at all times, it’s easy to ignore those that you enjoy less or are less familiar with. Because eggplant is in season in the summer, there is so . . . → Read More: How to Make “Umami” Eggplant We’re visiting my parents in Minnesota this weekend and trying to keep up our local eating habits. I haven’t lived here since high school and the restaurant scene has come alive since then. Well, also, I have more money and taste now. No more Perkins for this girl! Alright, we did make a late night Perkins run with some friends, but how can you say no to a $3 milkshake at 11 pm?? You can’t. . . . → Read More: Eating Local in the Twin Cities Sorry that we’ve been MIA. My cousin got married this weekend (Congrats, Peter and Holly!!) so we’ve been busy with travel and seeing family. We’ll have a few local Minnesota posts this week – we’re going to a local food restaurant in Minneapolis tonight and hopefully picking some chokecherries at the cabin in a couple of days. First, a salad that we made last week that blew us away. I found this recipe in . . . → Read More: Green Bean Salad with Crispy Duck |
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