On My Plate: Zucchini
"I was told that once folks in this small town recognize your car is left unlocked, surplus zucchini would be placed in it this time of year."
James Rubenstein
On My Plate: Eggplant
"Every time I’ve written about crispy fried eggplant or eggplant parmesan, my cooking recommendations have changed."
On My Plate: Peaches
"The online arbiter of everything (AI, of course) defines the color peach as 'a light, warm color that blends pink and orange.'"
On My Plate: Water
"Around 22 million pounds of plastic end up in the Great Lakes annually, according to Rochester Institute of Technology scientists Matthew Hoffman and Eric Hittinger."
On My Plate: Sweet corn
"Corn dominates the rural landscape surrounding Oxford this time of year, but sweet corn for direct human consumption comprises only around 1% of it, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture."
Thank you, Sean
"I first met Sean in November 2023, when he was preparing a story for the Journal-News on the update of Oxford Township’s Land Use Plan."
On My Plate: Green beans
Green beans used to be widely known as string beans because they had a tough fibrous strip that needed to be removed before cooking and eating.