by Grab Your Spoon Watching the Great British Bake Off on BBC2 this evening led me to musing on the biscuit. Contestants were challenged to produce their own signature biscuit – with ginger and...
Essential Cookbooks by The Accidental Locavore Have you ever thought about the one or two cookbooks you use that are essential? The Accidental Locavore just got through reading Amanda Hesser’s piece...
Pick-A-Pepper is more than a central location for your community to buy locally grown products, it’s also a place where you can sell things you make in your own kitchen. I love to cook, and I have...
It’s taken me a few years to figure out the easiest and quickest way to make good thick tomato sauce. I used to blanch the tomatoes, peel the skin, and take out the seeds, which is a long and...
Fall is a great time to become a vendor on Pick-A-Pepper.com. For many of us there is still plenty to do in the kitchen, garden or out on the farm. But as the days get shorter, the air a little...
The autumn is upon us here in the Midwest, which means winter is quick to follow. Winter is a time when I like to stay inside, have a cup of tea, and work on some arts and crafts projects. Not only...
Selling locally made products via the Internet is kind of a new concept for many farmers and food producers. There are a few websites out there now, but most of us small farmers and food artisans...
A Food Revolution? Sounds preposterous? Maybe optimistic. But hey, we NEED a revolution. A revolution in our food system, our diets, and our connection to our local communities. Pick-A-Pepper is...