idineDeal Cleveland is a “deal a day” site offering big discounts for Cleveland restaurants. Restaurants all over the Cleveland area participate with great deals.

10
Aug

They estimate that 66 million pounds of sheep’s cheeses are imported to this country every year, yet very little sheep cheese is produced in the United States.   The Ohio Sheep Milk and Cheese initiative is trying to determine if the potential exists to make raising milk sheep in Ohio a valuable endeavor. Give them a [...]

27
Jul
written by: Mark     stored in: How To, Recipes

I’ll admit until I went on my low-carb diet a few months back, I couldn’t stand cottage cheese. It was something they served in hospitals for sick people and I was not sick. Even the name sucks: Cottage cheese. Whenever I think of cottages I can’t help but think of those shitty paintings by Thomas [...]

20
Jul
written by: Mark     stored in: Gardening

Although, it’s still early in the Cleveland gardening season I’ve already made two big mistakes. The first was planting cole crops, specifically cauliflower and brussels sprouts, at the end of May. Cleveland is in Zone 5, considering that cole plants are “cool” weather loving plants, they are best to plant in the early spring or [...]

For the first time in my life, I have a garden. It’s a 7’ x 14’ area behind my house that gets tons of beautiful Cleveland sunlight and proves to me that I am the most impatient man on the planet. Holy shit! I’ve waited 2 months, MONTHS, for my tomato to start turning red. [...]

05
Jul
written by: Mark     stored in: Recipes

Baked goat cheese rounds can dress up any salad or they can make a perfect appetizer. Baked goat cheese is easy and quick to make.

30
Jun
written by: Mark     stored in: Recipes

Cherry Ketchup is every bit as good as it sounds. It’s easy to make and you’ve probably got all the ingredients for cherry ketchup already.

July 3-10 is COSE’s annual Northeastern Ohio Buy Local Week, a cause I happily support. The goal of the week is to have as many people as possible pledge to redirect $100 to local businesses and follow through with that pledge. I’ve made my pledge and suggest you make yours because for every $100 you [...]

20
May
written by: Mark     stored in: Food Talk

Feijoa is a delicious little fruit that is just starting to make a presence in the US. Find out what they taste like here.

13
May
written by: Mark     stored in: My Favorite Things

Sometimes the most divine foods come from the most unusual places. Find out where I got the best cake I ever ate.