Mary Crimmins

(Photo Source) Don’t you just hate it when you pull those carrots or celery out of the fridge and they are all rubbery? Then you have to chuck them into the trash. Annoying! Well the good news is, you can stop that from happening with a few simple little tips. Chop the Top: For all [...]

(Image Source) Last night I was coming home from my yoga class and was having a craving for a tempura fried sushi roll from my favorite sushi place. Filled with cream cheese and other goodies, I knew I couldn’t pass it up. So I ordered ahead, picked it up and devoured it when I got [...]

Left – Store Bought Organic Blueberries Right – Local Farmers Market Blueberries There are many reasons to eat local. Sustainability, support of local economy, and nutrition are just a few of them. However, there is one reason that trumps all logic and that is flavor. At the end of the day, we want to eat [...]

This is a guest post I wrote for the blog Every Little Thing: A Beginner’s Journey to a Natural Life. There’s no denying that when it comes to food, our country’s default is convenient and cheap. Consequently, there is an epidemic of obesity, heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Eating locally is one of the best [...]

I woke up to lots of rain this morning. I can’t help but get a little anxious knowing what the Farmers and Market Mangers must be thinking about their customer base dropping with each drop. But, by the time our local Market started the rain had stopped, I packed up my umbrella (just in case) [...]

I am so excited that it is Spring, and one of the major reasons is because it’s strawberry season. Every week I over zealously buy local strawberries and then remember that it’s only my husband and I that have to get through all of them – and quickly. Real local strawberries mean they are usually [...]

I get this question a lot, “So where do you shop?” I have a hard time answering this because I am known to gather my fridge and pantry items from around 5 different places during any given week. I have my favorite items scattered across the city – but my goal is to find the [...]