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Warm Local Salad for a Crisp Fall Day
I love salads for lunch. Not the dried iceberg-purple-cabbage-shredded-carrot kind. Salads with some personality: seasonal vegetables and a well paired salad dressing are the bare minimum of...
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Day Seven: Dinner, Gran Finale, Ode to a Pig
Did you really think Persephone would forget to include a pork dish this week? O ye of little faith. Tonight’s family dinner was a symphony of piggy-ness. The way we all like it. This pig, trotters...
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Farewell, Local Foods Week! We won’t forget you.
I’ve reflected on the past Local Foods Week and realized and I learned a good number of things and reaffirmed some of my core cooking beliefs. 1. Local food does not have to be expensive. Eating...
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Dine Originals Week | November 2010 Menu Previews
Dine Originals Week starts this Monday, November 8th and runs through Sunday, November 14th. Truly, this is one of the best times of year to visit one of the 53 independently owned and arguably best...
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Dine Originals Week | Basil
Persephone’s Kitchen was closed tonight. Basil presented a really extensive Dine Originals Week menu, with four courses no less, for $20. Having not had the chance to dine there before, but hearing...
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The Official Persephone’s Kitchen Holiday Gift Guide
The turkey coma is fading, the leftover turkey carcass is simmering on the stove for stock, and now you can start thinking about what to do about your holiday gifts. ‘Tis the season to be giving!...
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French Groceries | Marché Central, Nancy
I was at a Slow Food Columbus meeting recently and overheard someone mention how many other cities have one central market, whereas Columbus has many scattered farmer’s markets. Farmers market season...
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Hooray! It’s Local Foods Week!
I’m excited! It’s Local Foods Week again. Coordinated by the wonderful Local Matters, the week is designed to heighten awareness about the benefits of eating local foods (it tastes better! it has...
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Local Foods Week | Brining Two Kinds of Pork
I haven’t made a whole lot of pork lately. I’ve been swooning over spice-rubbed chicken, braising all manner of cuts beef, and grilling plenty of fish. I think pork needs its due. I am a big fan,...
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Local Foods Week | Whey Crepes with Ricotta and Zucchini
It’s the time of year where just about anything your heart desires is available fresh and local here in Ohio. Farmer’s market tables groan under the weight of melons, zucchini, tomatoes, peaches. Oh...
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