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Though the forecast called for steady rain, the weather cooperated on Saturday morning and the third annual Durham Farmer’s Market C...

Each fall, I can't resist buying a pint of local muscadine grapes. Also known throughout North Carolina as scuppernogs, few foods have ...

I'll be participating as a judge this Saturday, September 24 at the Durham Farmer's Market's third annual chef challenge. Bi...

The Christopher males are not known for their desserts, but I mentioned in last week's post that my dad made a very simple one that eve...

The Ohio Christophers visited us for Labor Day weekend. Any time the family gets together an epic meal occurs, so before everyone went to wo...

This week's post comes from Cleveland, where my brother used local meat, produce and pasta to create a most excellent photo and meal. ...

I took another trip to the farmer's market on Saturday...and came home with four more pounds of eggplant. This week, it went into pasta...

Growing up in Iowa, summer really hit its stride when the tomatoes began to ripen. I knew they were ripe when I could smell the plants thems...

There are great veggies in season at the farmer's market this time of year, like fresh onions, eggplant, tomatoes and sweet bell peppers...

Most foodies are familiar with the grass-fed beef debate by now. They're also familiar with the differences in price, quality and availa...