THE FARMERS MARKET If you haven’t been, GO! Whether it’s Franklin, Oil City, Knox or Titusville, there is a farmers market to visit every day of the week. They all have wonderful, locally grown produce and are friendly and enthusiastic about what they do and willing to educate us about what they have and how to prepare it. [...]
Archive for June, 2010
FRANKLIN FOOD LOVERS TIP OF THE WEEK #12
Posted in Farmers Market, Food Lover's Tips, Recipes, Vegetarian on June 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
CALENDAR CONTROL
Posted in Farmers Market, Franklin Foodie Happy Hours on June 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! The next Franklin Foodie Happy Hour(s) will be next Wednesday, June 30th from 5pm-7pm at The Commons, 2nd floor terrace. Chef Asa has come up with a delicious mini appetizer buffet, original bite-size creations, especially for us foodies ($5 per person). The Commons has also graciously offered to donate two $25 gift [...]
FRANKLIN FOOD LOVER’S TIP OF THE WEEK #11
Posted in Food Lover's Tips on June 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
RADISHES I love growing radishes, they grow quickly from seed, they are beautiful and can be eaten raw or cooked. A really simple delicious appetizer: wash and trim radishes, serve with softened high quality real butter and a small dish of coarse sea salt. Dip a radish in the butter and then the salt, pop [...]
THE FATHER’S DAY DILEMMA
Posted in Franklin restaurants on June 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone knows that the fastest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, so skip the tie and bring Dad to his favorite restaurant! If you can’t get your plans together don’t worry, get Dad a gift card that NEVER expires! It’s a can’t-miss present that he will definitely enjoy. And face it, it’s much [...]
WHAT’S FOR DINNER TONIGHT
Posted in Recipes, Vegetarian on June 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
While we are waiting for the beans, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, beets, squash, fennel, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower and red cabbage to grow, salad greens and herbs are in abundance. Thyme, lavender, chives, cilantro and tarragon are all doing well but my oregano is really going gangbusters — it’s more like a bush in need of a good haircut. [...]
FRANKLIN FOOD LOVERS TIP OF THE WEEK #10
Posted in Food Lover's Tips on June 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
STEAK At the last Franklin Foodie Happy Hour(s) the conversation turned to cooking steak. Someone said that they couldn’t find a good steak to cook on the grill from a local grocery store or market. After talking about how they cooked their steaks I figured out that if they followed a couple of tips they [...]
FRANKLIN FOOD LOVERS TIP OF THE WEEK #9
Posted in Uncategorized on June 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Let me quickly apologize for not posting last week’s tip of the week. I should be sent to my room after dinner with no dessert! No excuses, just bad time management on my part. I’m getting back on track since I have most of my outdoor chores done (we’ve planted two vegetables gardens that are [...]
FRANKLIN FOODIE HAPPY HOUR(S)
Posted in Franklin Foodie Happy Hours, Franklin restaurants, tagged Bella Cucina, Happy Hour on June 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The 2nd Franklin Foodie Happy Hour(s) last week was a great success! A great big THANK YOU to Bella Cucina for being gracious & generous hosts. The food was outstanding! Favorites in no particular order: Calamari, Spicy Thai Shrimp, Proscuitto Wrapped Asparagus and Bite Sized Beef Wellingtons (my Mom’s favorite). We collected over 2 dozen toothbrushes [...]
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