Cooking locally this summer

As July heats up, cooking with fresh produce from local farmers and farmers markets can be a way to keep things cool in your kitchen. “I personally love summer,” said Susan Baier in an email interview. Baier is a chef and instructor through Oakland Community College and the Culinary Studies Institute. Fresh seasonal produce in the mitten is one of this chef’s favorites because you get “the best flavor as it is harvested ripe from the vine,” she said. “Not to mention, the farmers are a … [Read more...]