I saw this photo posted to my sister’s Facebook page. My 8-year-old niece is a good thinker and a good artist too! The painting is titled “Together We Can Learn About Each Others’ Cultures” and given the photos from various events at the World Food Prize, with a number of farmers from different countries participating, I just thought I had… Read More
Indiana’s State Fair – 2010 The Year of Pigs
Just saw Heather Hill (Twitter and her blog) had posted Some thoughts about the upcoming Indiana State Fair to her blog today. Here’s an excerpt and the link is below if you’d like to read more from this self-described “proudporkmom”: The 2010 Indiana State Fair starts this coming Friday, August 6th. I have always loved the State Fair. I have… Read More
Food Poll: Cupcakes and Other Fun Farm-Themed Foods
A couple of times I have been stopped in my tracks while browsing my timeline by a photo someone had posted. And several times that has been over some yummy goodness cooked up in a kitchen somewhere. Another one was posted recently and I knew immediately that these are food poll material without a doubt! What types of baked goods… Read More
Honor Farm Workers and Thank a Farmer
The headline of the LATimes article excerpted & linked below caught my attention because of the “should be.” My first reaction was “Farm work is honorable” but I have to say my mind went to the reality that very few people in my neighborhood would realize that. I’m sure the Los Angeles metro area would be even more so. My… Read More
Jill’s Tasty Recipes for Homemade Ice Cream
I just want to provide a short intro here as my friend Jill Meisenheimer was nice enough to write this post. This week’s food poll was so timely with heatwaves and father’s day, that lots of people were thinking about ice cream. In her comments, Jill offered recipes for the obvious winner of where you like to get your ice… Read More
An Anniversary Hallmark Doesn’t Have a Card for
We used to have chance meetings at neighborhood schools and grocery stores. Now it seems social media has given us unique opportunities to meet and greet. With some of my new friends through social media, I have to admit not really knowing how we connected even if I’m thankful we did. This week though, I’ve given a lot of thought… Read More