The Village Gravy

The Village Gravy Fresh and Close to Home: Yellow Springs Ohio is a showcase for the local food movement. Join in the conversation and share your own discoveries.

Get the good gravy on produce at its peak and follow my foraging in and around the village. This page documents the good food, gardens, and sweet disposition of a beloved American town: Yellow Springs, Ohio.

It's spring!
03/10/2021

It's spring!

Celebrate the season’s arrival with dishes that make the most of its best and brightest produce.

I miss your faces. And I miss the peal & eat shrimp. 😭
07/13/2020

I miss your faces.

And I miss the peal & eat shrimp. 😭

Buffets are morphing into cafeteria-style or even takeout operations because of the pandemic. For those of us who love them, they're not the same.

When we talk about foods, often the conversation revolves around restrictions & no-gos.I prefer the path of moderation.....
12/31/2019

When we talk about foods, often the conversation revolves around restrictions & no-gos.

I prefer the path of moderation...dressing plates where sweet, salty, bitter, sour, umami share space with each other. In this dance, this searching for balance, we find developing a flexible palette is both good health & good stewardship.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/31/dining/flexitarian-eating-less-meat.html

Reducing your meat and dairy intake can help mitigate climate change. Melissa Clark has ideas for how to do it deliciously.

Oooo....lamb chops. I love Monday’s at the Winds in December.
12/10/2019

Oooo....lamb chops. I love Monday’s at the Winds in December.

Mark Bittman is hosting a new series of columns on PBS Newshour called The Future of Food.
06/23/2019

Mark Bittman is hosting a new series of columns on PBS Newshour called The Future of Food.

PBS NewsHour Weekend and Mark Bittman, former New York Times food writer and bestselling author, present the "Future of Food," a series of reports about glob...

Lordy, Mark's Grilled Pork With Basil Peanut Sauce sounds good.
06/23/2019

Lordy, Mark's Grilled Pork With Basil Peanut Sauce sounds good.

1. Grilled Pineapple and Red Onion Salsa Peel and core a small pineapple; cut it and a small red onion into thick rings. Rub with oil and grill over medium-low heat until soft and lightly charred, 8 to 12 minutes. Cool, chop, and combine with minced garlic, minced fresh chile (like Serrano), a hand

Have you got your tree yet?
12/03/2017

Have you got your tree yet?

It is not I that picks the tree. The tree picks me.

"Stop using medicine to treat food."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da1vvigy5tQ =1091.370536902
08/10/2017

"Stop using medicine to treat food."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da1vvigy5tQ =1091.370536902

Can a person be "cured" of Type 2 Diabetes? Dr. Sarah Hallberg provides compelling evidence that it can, and the solution is simpler than you might think. Dr...

We are deep into festival season. So many family friendly events in the Dayton area. Get out there, friends, and roll wi...
08/29/2016

We are deep into festival season. So many family friendly events in the Dayton area. Get out there, friends, and roll with it.

http://ysnews.com/news/2016/08/blog-deep-fried-tribe

Our annual visit to Fairborn's Sweet Corn Festival was both stormy and sun filled.

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