JR: Buying local honey - I consume a fair amount of honey each week. I buy honey at the Phoenix Earth Food Co-op and at the Toledo Farmers Market. The co-op sells at least two options, produced by local farmers who locate their beehives within and around Toledo. In ... more>> 1 min read
- May 19, 2016 - #farming #food #toledo

JR: Notes - Sat, Sep 20, 2014 - Toledo Farmers Market in the morning Bench's produce stand at mid-day Collingwood Arts Center Food Truck Festival in the afternoon University of Toledo football game in the early evening The Attic in the late evening Toledo Farmers Market We bo... more>> 11 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #event #food #art #college #sports #football #blog_jr

JR: Canning Corn Salsa - Sep 21, 2014 - Sunday afternoon and evening, I shucked corn and grilled corn, peppers, and onions. DD did the rest, which was a lot: preparing jars, slicing and roasting tomatoes, mixing, cooking, canning, etc. The final product was 29 pint jars of corn salsa. One ... more>> 6 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #food #home #football #browns #blog_jr

JR: Fleitz Pumpkin Farm visit - Sat, Oct 11, 2014 - Toledo morning temps started out in the mid to upper 30s. It turned out to be a sunny, comfy fall afternoon. After shopping downtown at the Toledo farmers market, DD and I drove east of Oregon to visit Fleitz Pumpkin Farm. It was our first visit in a... more>> 1 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #farming #food #family #event #blog_jr

JR: Pressure canning green beans - On Saturday evening, October 4, 2014, DD used a pressure canner/cooker to can Italian green beans that we bought that morning at the Toledo farmers market. She used the 'raw pack method.' As the water boiled and pressure bu... more>> 1 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #food #home #howto #blog_jr

JR: Jim Lahey No-knead Bread Baking - It has been several months, since I baked with this simple method that produces delicious bread. The no-knead method quickly assembles a bread dough. Very little labor is required. The recipe uses a small amount of dry, instant yeast and a fermentati... more>> 3 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #bread #home #food #recipe #howto #baking #blog_jr

JR: Walking in the snow to dinner - Jan 8, 2015 - On Thu eve, Jan 8, 2015, my wife and I walked to El Camino Real in West Toledo. It's about a 20-min walk with my stops to take photos. I love walking at night with the snow falling. With the single-digit temps, this was a sparkling snowfall. We arr... more>> 3 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #home #food #restaurant

JR: TT post may 6 2016 - "I haven't seen this reported ..." Now it's reported. Whole Foods Market has redrawn its plans for Toledo, with officials announcing this week that the company will forgo building one of its traditional markets in favor of its new value-focused... more>> 1 min read
- May 06, 2016 - #toledo #food

JR: Tt post sun apr 17 2016 about local sweet corn and canning - "Not cheap but worth EVERY penny." Really? And where is the sweet corn from? When was it picked? It's probably pricey because of the distance that it had to travel. I guess if you're tired of eating local carrots, parsnips, and beets all winter, th... more>> 2 min read
- Apr 17, 2016 - #home #food #farming

JR: Late January 2016 weekend fun - Fri, Jan 22, 2016 On Fri evening, Jan 22, 2016, my wife and I along with our next door neighbors K and B went out for the evening. We ate dinner at Ya Halla's, located on Alexis in West Toledo. K and B eat their often. It was our first visit, and ... more>> 2 min read
- Feb 09, 2016 - #toledo #food #restaurant #activism #event

JR: Grilled cheese vs cheese toastwich - Grilled cheese? That's an odd name, unless it's cheese melting on a gas or charcoal grill. I first learned about grilled cheese when I was a senior in high school. That's because we didn't call it grilled cheese. The local name for that sandwich ... more>>
- Feb 07, 2016 - #food #home #humor #history

JR: Tt post jan 27, 2016 - in a thread about gelato Zingerman's makes a product that they call gelato. I don't know if it's real, but since we live in the matrix, is anything real? Their alleged gelato item tastes good to me because I'm programmed to enjoy it. #food
- Jan 27, 2016

JR: Tt post jan 5 2016 - "Gyro Station on Eleanor ..." I assume that was a West Toledo location. We regularly shop for some groceries and take-out food at Al Habib Market, which is located between Auto Zone and Family Dollar at the business lot on the corner of Sylvania ... more>>
- Jan 05, 2016 - #food #toledo #restaurant

JR: Cooking a rib roast - Dec 2015 Placed order on Dec 19 or so. At Zavotski's. 12-pounder. Bone-in. Not pre-cut. Total cost was $140.00. It was already thawed as usual. Places in frig until time to prep. Finished prep and placed into room-temp oven at 12:25 am on Dec 25. I... more>> 9 min read
- Dec 25, 2015 - #food #recipe #blog_jr

JR: Lidia's basic marinara sauce recipe - In 'Lidia's Italy in America' by Lidia Bastianich Ingredients YIELD 4 cups marinara 1 (35 ounce) can san marzano tomatoes, with juices (4 cups) 13 cup extra-virgin olive oil 12 cup sliced garlic (that's right, 1/2 cup) 14 teaspoon red pepper fl... more>> 1 min read
- Nov 07, 2015 - #howto #recipe #food #home