Withthegrains

LATEST ARTICLES ( 763 )

• A Houseboat Staycation at Choderwood (Anniversary Experience #2)

  

  “Pack your guitar, your swimsuit and maybe a book…anything that helps you relax,” I told the Urban Farmer. It was time for Experience #2 in my series of Surpris... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Roasted Corn Summer Salad

  

  Few ingredients inspire a love-hate relationship in me the way corn does. As a Nebraska-born girl, I feel a certain ingrained allegiance to corn- its... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A South American Inspired Picnic at the Allegheny Observatory

  

  I had very concrete plans to spend my 30th birthday sipping flat whites and beholding the beauty of the Sydney Opera House. However, life happened, and plans... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Memorial + What To Do with Farmer’s Market Fruit Baskets

  

  A friend of mine recently pointed out that 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, the Bible verse often quoted at weddings, most accurately describes the love of a dog: Love is... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Something Simple: Peanut Butter, Strawberry & Honey Toast

  

  I could offer you lamb roasts, or rich cakes with dark chocolate ganache, cheesy layered vegetable dishes or pies galore, but it’s summer here, and sometimes... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• The Urban Farmer’s Dirty Thirty | Part II: Beet Upside Down Cake

  

  “I’m baking this for Nina. She ate a lot of canned beets in grad school,” I lied. Nina did (does?) eat a lot of canned beets in grad school, but the part about... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• The Urban Farmer’s Dirty Thirty: Part I

  

  There are people in this world who do not enjoy birthdays. Try though I might, I do not understand these folks. I LOVE birthdays, weddings, anniversaries… all... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• CSA Recipe: Roasted Crookneck Squash with Lamb, Yogurt & Dill

  

  There’s so much to learn about these foods we eat: what they look like as seeds, how they first sprout through the ground, how their leaves change during their... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies

  

  Ideas hatch in my brain, leaving a chaotic scattering of shells. Long after I should be asleep, I stare at the dimly lit, bedroom ceiling and walls, with the... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Open-Faced Bánh Mì Sandwich with Avocado Oil Mayonnaise

  If life imitates art, some of my life is starting to imitate Groundhog Day. I sit at the same table, at the same coffeeshop, writing, editing photos, trying... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Kohlrabi Greens for a Farm Fresh Juice

  The commercial, food photographers, with whom I work as a food stylist, will look at the photos in this post and think I’ve lost my marbles. Combined, we are a... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Turnip Chips & Turnip Greens Dip

  

  Imagine going to the grocery store, fending off the oblivious shoppers and crying children to stake your claim at the dairy cooler, agonizing over food labels,... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Whole Wheat Lemon Mint Olive Oil Cake (Vegan) for a Farm Cookout

  

  “Farming is a strange combination of forced patience and instant gratification,” is how local farmer Tara Rockacy explained her endeavor, and she would know! Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Homemade Facial Toner w/ @Tradmedicinals Lavender Chamomile Tea

  

  With my t-shirt outstretched, I collected the basil the Urban Farmer clipped from the plants below me. The smell of the broad, shiny green leaves was... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Homemade Bourbon BBQ Sauce & Thoughts for My Dad

  

  From the greeting cards to the gift ideas, Father’s Day tends to err on the side of grilling, golfing, and “man of the family” stereotypes. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Hazelwood Urban Farms CSA Recipe: Radish, Chard & Leafy Greens Pesto (Vegan)

  Like a dancer rehearsing tirelessly for a performance, the Urban Farmer has worked and worked for this day. Excitement, jitters, second guesses, strokes of... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Hazelwood Urban Farms: Know Your Veggies, A Farm Inspired Quiz

  

  Whether it be knowing the proper pronunciation of French delicacies, or extolling “Third Wave” coffee preparations, being a self-proclaimed “foodie” entails a... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Spicy Fried Chicken Fit for a Farmer (The Urban Farmer’s Birthday!)

  

  365+ days ago, I walked into the empty coffeeshop, like so many other days, and I took my place at the counter. On this particular day, the barista ignored me... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Gluten Free Pancakes with Honeysuckle Infused Butter & Maple Syrup

  

  Nature is not a procrastinator’s enabler. She moves ever forward, reminding us, we are on her time. We must nurture tiny seeds before the last frost. We must... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• No-Bake Cashew Chocolate Mousse Cake with Fresh Mint (Vegan & Gluten Free)

  

  As a child of the 80s 90s, I have vivid memories of sticking to the vinyl seats of the non-air-conditioned boat cars my parents drove. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES