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Menu du jour eating locally : 31 Recipes


  • Recipe Eating Locally in Brazil
    Eating Locally in Brazil
    The first decade of the 21st century saw the birth of the locavore movement in many scattered corners of the world - a combination of ecological, sociological and heath philosophies that averred that eating food from "one's own backyard" made[...]
  • Recipe Eating Locally in San Diego
    Eating Locally in San Diego
    I’ll be attending the FoodBuzz blogger festival this weekend, which I’m sure will be full of tempting treats! So I’ve been determined to not eat junk on this trip. I really wasn’t sure how to find a good restaurant, so[...]
  • Recipe Eating Locally Costs Too Much?
    Eating Locally Costs Too Much?
    Eggs, lettuce and tomatoes have been  subject to recent food safety recalls. This morning, as I read the New York Times article about  eating safely on a budget , I was reminded of a recent conversation[...]
  • Recipe Eating Mostly Locally: Vegetarian Ramen for Lunch
    Eating Mostly Locally: Vegetarian Ramen for Lunch
    I know that many of people approach eating locally with a mentality of deprivation. They discuss what they will give up while they endeavor to eat locally, usually for a set period of time, whether a week, a month or a day, They talk about[...]
  • Recipe Road Trip: Eating Local in Chicago
    Road Trip: Eating Local in Chicago
    When I visit Chicago, I always look forward to sampling the amazing food.  Even simple fare like the hot dogs and pizza tastes better in Chicago.  During a recent visit, I had the pleasure of visiting Xoco, Chef Rick Bayless' casual[...]
  • Recipe What does eating local mean when you are dining out?
    What does eating local mean when you are dining out?
    Picking restaurants that source from area farms can be a real minefield.  First, how do they define local?  Some people define it as 50 miles, some as Texas.   Growers Alliance of Central Texas (GroACT), a newly formed group of local[...]
  • Recipe Warm Goat Cheese Salad and Morning Song Farm CSA
    Warm Goat Cheese Salad and Morning Song Farm CSA (1 vote)
    It’s hard to find fault in a warm round of herb-marinated, breadcrumb-encrusted goat cheese. But seriously my friends, the goat cheese was not the star of this salad. See those greens up there? The tender green leaves and the baby red[...]
  • Recipe Locavore and Foodista
    Locavore and Foodista
    Foodista wants to help you become a locavore. That is, a person who tries their best to buy and eat  food that is grown or produced in a 50-100 mile radius from their home. To do this, we have teamed up with Buster Benson , founder of[...]
  • Recipe Peach-Blueberry Cobbler
    Peach-Blueberry Cobbler
    I had signed up to make a “super summery dessert” for a Fourth of July party. I contemplated trifle, pie and tres leches cake. And then I thought, “What could be more summery than a pan of bubbling peaches and blueberries[...]
  • Recipe Lemon-Blueberry Muffins
    Lemon-Blueberry Muffins
    Yippie … blueberries are back. Last Sunday morning while purchasing my eggs from Don at the San Clemente farmers’ market, I spotted a flat of blueberries and blackberries. I couldn’t resist purchasing a few cartons of[...]