Sitting all day sucks.

Recently, I published a post here about the health hazards of having a sedentary job. In fact, one of the things I was most looking forward to about beginning a second career as a freelance writer …

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Hearty veggie salad with many variations.

An e-mail newsletter last week from SparkRecipes highlighted a recipe that I knew I had to make for lunch, and soon. I loved the idea of it: a hearty, stick-with-you combination of bulgur and lentils, combined …

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This week at the farmers’ market.

We venture north for this week’s market recap, to the debut of Chicago’s Green City Market in Lincoln Park. Farmers from northern Indiana and Illinois, and from Michigan and Wisconsin brought spring produce, and some surprises. …

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A foodie fund-raiser.

How is it that Rob and I have lived in Cincinnati for years and only just discovered 1 Night 12 Kitchens? This event raises scholarship funds for students at the Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State, …

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On becoming a freelance writer.

This morning as I sat at my desk to begin my first day as full-time writer/editor for writes4food, I opened my notebook to jot down a gameplan for the week. I turned to a random page …

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This week at the farmers’ market.

In spite of a record-breakingly rainy April, we’re seeing more local produce showing up at the farmers market at Findlay, and also at the Hyde Park Farmers Market, which opened its early season just today under …

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The Findlay Market Cookbook

The Findlay Market Cookbook

My cookbook, The Findlay Market Cookbook, is Cincinnati’s local cookbook — a celebration of local food as it’s best represented by Cincinnati’s historic public market.

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