Farmers

End of Summer Soup

As most of you know, I go to my local farmer’s market, Franklin Farmer’s Market every Saturday that I’m in town and SO love my time there visiting with the farmers and folks from the community.  Most of the time I buy way too many fruits and veggies for just me and Alex.  So on Friday night when I see I …

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Eggplant, Tomato & Onion Gratin

Looking for a very seasonal, fun and delicious side dish for your barbeque this weekend?  Try my Eggplant, Tomato & Onion Gratin! I came up with this recipe last summer because I was looking for one more way to use eggplant in a quick and easy way and this did the trick.  If the skin on the eggplant is too hard for …

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Sauteed Summer Corn and Basil

Don’t you just love seeing the trucks on the roadside piled high with corn fresh from their fields?  And, at the farmer’s markets too?  You just can’t resist corn that is so fresh and sweet right off the cob.  I know it isn’t the easiest to digest but if you can, go ahead and  treat yourself a time or two …

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What’s For Lunch?

Hey All! Just thought I would share with you what I’m having for lunch today!  Or you can have it for breakfast and dinner also…because it’s just food.  Now, I realize since I work from home that this is a little easier to put together but, there is no reason you can’t make this into a lunch “on the go.”  …

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Restaurant Chain Serves Local Food

This post is to all my local peeps because I’m writing about Amerigo, a restaurant in Cool Springs stepping up to the local food plate and making it happen!  Thank you Chef Stephen Ward for hosting “farm to table” dinners and an every Wednesday lunch special using some of the foods grown by the fabulous farmers of middle Tennessee! Can you …

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