Mary Crimmins

If you haven’t heard of garlic scape, or perhaps haven’t seen it you are missing out! Last Saturday I picked up my first bunch with enthusiasm because I know the window is small to get my hands on this gem. For those in the know, garlic scape is a delicious spring treat. Garlic scapes are [...]

Imagine a world where pizza and french fries were considered vegetables. Oh wait! We live in that world right now! Earlier this year a spending bill was introduced by the Agricultural Department to help tackle the extrememly critical rate of obesity and diabetes in children. That bill included limiting the use of potatoes on the lunch line, putting [...]

My body has been deprived of leafy greens this summer. It has been so hot here in Nashville, that no greens stood a chance to grow in the blazing heat. Last week, I saw a familiar friend at the Market – KALE! I couldn’t believe it. For me this marked the end of the summer, [...]

So I’m just going to put it out there. I don’t get it. Yesterday I went to an “unnamed” restaurant in Nashville that was relatively small, and independent and I ordered a BLT – craving those summer tomatoes. To my disappointment they brought me a BLT that tasted like it had been trucked in from [...]