I love to attend outdoor food festivals. The combination of good food and community is hard to beat. September  is a great month for festivals because the weather is a bit cooler and all the fresh food is in season.  Here are a few  regional Food Festivals that I found throughout the US.

*Millersport Sweet Corn Festival
Where: Millersport, Ohio
When: September 2-5, 2009
Activities: Corn Eating contests, Tractor Pulls, dancing, and performances by acts including John Conlee and Tracy Lawerence
For more information, vist the Millersport Sweet Corn Festival website.
*Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off
Where: Sparks, Nevada
When: September 2-7, 2009
Activities: Rib Cook-off, Rib Eating …read more

    ”Hello, I’m Sarah and I’m a mushroom lover.”
Here’s a stuffing recipe for you low-carbers out there. It arrived in my email from South Beat Diet.com. I’m posting it with a couple of substitutions – vegetable broth and we aren’t going to be cooking it inside of anything. This recipe is full of lots of healthy fruits, nuts, vegetables, texture, and flavor.
Another serving idea is to prepare the stuffing, then serve it “stuffed” into the top of grilled portabella mushrooms.  For tips on portabella grilling look here.  My daughter, Sarah, recently discovered mushrooms. Thank goodness, because I like to throw them …read more