JR: Notes - Sat, Jul 5, 2014 - relaxed outside this morning. assembled a pizza dough that contained some spent grains from our imperial stout beer that we brewed in the spring. attended the beer tasting at The Andersons Market in Sylvania they were out of the Stone Belgi... more>> 1 min read
- Jul 05, 2014 - #food #chocolate #sylvania #business #beverage #beer

JR: 02/02/2002 Archived Entry "Mujadara Recipe" - Comes in different "sizes" if you will. From "fine" to a very coarse grind. I've only seen three grinds (fine, medium, and heavy/coarse). I use the heavy one for mujadara. You can also use brown rice instead of the bulgar (it's call mudardara). Also,... more>> 1 min read
- Jul 03, 2014 - #food #recipe

JR: Tt jul 2, 2014 comment - #toledo #food #politics #business #moronism The Jul 2, 2014 Toledo Blade story states: "Editor's Note: This article has been updated to clarify Mr. Becyznskis position regarding food trucks." But I'm unsure what was clarified. Again, from the Ju... more>> 2 min read
- Jul 02, 2014 - #toledo #food #politics #business #moronism

JR: Toledo Politics and Food Trucks in Downtown - quote=179005 According to the wording, the new rules only apply to downtown. Excerpts from the proposed ordinance. - pdf file ORD. ____-14 Enacting a new Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 746, Mobile Food Vendors- Downtown. Summary and Background... more>> 5 min read
- Jun 27, 2014 - #toledo #food

JR: Do nurseries sell plants that are poisonous to honeybees? - I realize that the honeybee is a non-native insect to North America, but if this info is true, and if the situation negatively impacts honeybees, will it also hurt our native bee population? From a Facebook friend's post: I did not know neonic p... more>>
- Jun 25, 2014 - #todo #nature #environment #business #flower #insect #food #blog_jr

JR: Making buckwheat pancakes from Hodgson Mill mix - This makes a simple, tasty pancake. I deviated from the instructions some, so I'm storing these notes for later recall. buckwheat pancake mix : 1.5 cups milk : 1.5 cups egg : 1 canola oil : 2 tablespoons (March 2014 : added a 1/2 cup of frozen ... more>>
- Jun 01, 2014 - #food #home #recipe #blog_jr

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- May 27, 2014 - #food #beverage

JR: Buying local eggs - We buy eggs from farmers who sell at the Toledo Farmers Market. And we buy eggs from the Phoenix Earth Food Co-op. Co-op eggs come from The McVay Family Farm in N. Fayette, OH, which is located in western Fulton County. These eggs have a tasty, o... more>>
- May 27, 2014 - #food #toledo #farming #blog_jr

JR: Notes - Sat, Apr 26, 2014 - Copying notes from my Field Notes pocket notebook. WTSP sang along the west side our house between 6:00 and 6:20 a.m. Upstairs west window left open during the night, so good morning song wafted in. We slept in. I walked Barney at 10:00 a.m. Su... more>> 2 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #food #toledo #shopping #bird #beer #blog_jr

JR: Notes - Sat, May 3, 2014 - Shopping, house cleaning, beer bottling, beer sampling, pizza making and eating, bird watching, and dining at Blackberry Corners. A busy but fun day. Early in the morning, I shopped at The Andersons on Talmadge. Pizza After shopping, I asse... more>> 3 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #toledo #business #shopping #beer #bird #food #pizza #blog_jr

JR: Our 2013 produce garden plants - In 2012, I reluctantly replaced my swamp milkweed bed with a small, produce garden. In 2013, I expanded the garden by removing more lawn and removing some flowers from our main Oak Openings native flowers bed. These were the plants that we used in o... more>> 1 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #home #garden #food #blog_jr

JR: Notes - Sat, May 10, 2014 - IMBD Today is International Migratory Bird Day. This will be the second year in a row that I will not be at Magee Marsh and at other places along the lake shore for IMBD after attending each IMBD at Magee Marsh from 2000 through 2012 after I began b... more>> 8 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #farming #food #shopping #toledo #perrysburg #rossford #bird #blog_jr

JR: Mother's Day, May 11, 2014 - DD and I left home around 9:15 to 9:30 a.m. for a drive to meet DD's parents for lunch. CP and B drove separately and joined us. Our first options for lunch were locally-owned restaurants in Fenton or Williamston, but DD called the day before, and t... more>> 1 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #family #event #food #blog_jr

JR: Making Pizza - These recipes make the "Margherita" style pizza. Each dough recipe makes four pizzas that are at least 10 to 12 inches in diameter. If using a rectangle baking stone instead of the more square-ish pizza stone, the pizza dough will be stretched into a... more>> 11 min read
- Apr 25, 2014 - #food #pizza #home #recipe #blog_jr

JR: Homemade Neapolitan-style pizza - Neopolitan Pizza This recipe was adapted from information found at This is a basic recipe for making the "Margherita" style pizza. This makes four pizzas that are at least 10 to 12 inches in diameter. Since I use a baking stone instead of a pizza ... more>> 16 min read
- Apr 15, 2014 - #food #pizza #home #recipe #blog_jr - replies: 1