Its coming! September 18th is the 4th Annual Select Michigan Day Farm Market, to be held on the front lawn of the Capitol in Lansing. I went to the Buy Local Day back in July and found some cool stuff including veggies I’d never seen before, like water spinach (which sauteed up quite nicely in… Continue reading Support Local Agriculture, again and again and again
Month: September 2008
More pancakes for everyone!
Last week I drove by and then tonight, I just read an article in City Pulse about Sawyer’s Gourmet Pancake House’s new hours. I previously wrote about Sawyer’s in June. At the time, the restaurant was only open for lunch and dinner. Beginning Labor Day weekend, they will now be open continously from Friday morning… Continue reading More pancakes for everyone!
Food Bug Updates
Things have been pretty quiet on the US of A lately, the tomato-pepper salmonella outbreak seems to be wrapping up although there is still lots of finger-pointing and grumbling about the investigation. There is a minor recall in the Northwest involving alfalfa sprouts grown by Sprouters Northwest of Oregon. The sprouts have been linked with… Continue reading Food Bug Updates
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night
I know this is really off-topic but I just had to take a moment. A moment to say good-bye to an important ritual in my life. It is my habit to read a few news websites everyday, CNN, Drudge Report, Google News and the Detroit Free Press mostly. Of late, my visits to the Free Press… Continue reading So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night
O Canada!
Continuing the story of our vacation, part II: After leaving Cheboygan behind, we pressed on North. US23 comes in to Mackinaw City from the East, a route I have not taken in years, if ever. Chris has only been here once, during a long ago family trip in the RV. As we approached town, he… Continue reading O Canada!
Good Food Hunting 