Mary Crimmins

Rhubarb is one of my favorite Spring treats. It can be challenging to find local, but when I saw some at Whole Foods yesterday I had to get it. At least it is seasonal. Since strawberries aren’t quite in season yet, I had to find another use for the rhubarb. When in doubt, use it [...]

Seriously, is it already November?! Pretty soon, and I mean very soon, my husband Chris will be singing Christmas carols 24-7. Dear God save me! Don’t get me wrong, for many reasons this is my favorite time of year. But this year has gone by way too fast! So fast in fact, that it is [...]

Eating seasonally is how I operate my life. I don’t buy berries in the winter, and I don’t buy beets and carrots during the heat of the summer. However, at the end of every season something happens: I get seasonal fatigue. Last week at the Market, I didn’t buy any produce. Seeing that yellow squash [...]

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 [...]

Happy Leap Day All. What better way to celebrate an extra day with a giveaway. This is a giveaway that is near and dear to my heart. Last year I bought a basket at Whole Foods which immediately caught my eye. It was purple and orange and I knew I must have it, as that [...]

Yesterday I had to make a quick trip to Whole Foods to grab laundry detergent, milk, tulips, protein drinks, bread, soda, orange juice and a few oranges. As I was checking out, I think the total came to around $70.00 for 2 bags of groceries. I laughed and said “Well this is why they call [...]

The weather in Nashville has been unseasonable warm this winter. I think the high today is around 62 degrees. I have found myself having Spring fever. Cleaning out my house, desperately needing a road trip, driving with the windows down, and reminiscing about old high school days of skipping class at the first sign of sunny weather. [...]