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Hours: M, Tu, W, F, Sa 9-5; Th, 9-8; Su closed.

FOULE

I've been fouled!

I cannot serve falafel in our new location, but I have a great alternative!

Foule is another favorite Middle Eastern street food. It's fava beans richly seasoned with garlic, lemon and cumin. we serve it up in a variety of ways.

So...stop in and try some foule. Then you'll be fouled too!

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Woodstock Farmers Market is over for the season, but we'll be part of it when it starts up again in May. We'll serve in our new permanent location, just across the street from where our trailer was always located.
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Definitions:

Lacto-ovo Vegetarians
People who do not eat fish, shellfish, poultry or meat of any kind but who do eat eggs and dairy products.

Lacto vegetarians
People who do not eat fish, poultry or meat products -- and who do not eat eggs -- but who do consume dairy products.

Ovo vegetarians
People who eat no fish, poultry, meat or dairy products but who do eat eggs.

Vegans
People who eat no fish, poultry, meat or dairy products and who do not eat any processed foods containing these ingredients.

Hello Woodstock!

I am so excited to have finally opened a permanent location on the square in Woodstock, Illinois! I'll soon post pictures, but better yet -- visit me at 110 S. Johnson St. In the meantime, take a look at my menu!

Food for the fest . . . Expressly from Leslie

Farmers' markets, fairs and festivals are a wonderful way to celebrate the seasons, the richness of our land and our lives and the boundless diversity of American culture. We all have warm memories of days at the fair. I have a sense that in these times of ever-tightening finances, concern for the environment and increasing focus on "going local," we'll all spend more time at these great events.

When I started spending time at farmers' markets, flea markets, fairs and festivals, as a vegetarian, I wasn't able to find a thing to eat. When I'm outside enjoying the sun and the air -- and even when I'm inside just enjoying my life -- I like to eat delicious, well-prepared foods from the earth that add to my sense of well-being.

So that's how I got started in the vegetarian concession business. It occurred to me that if there's nothing for me to eat at these wonderful events, there are probably a lot of other people with the same problem. And in considering that possibility, I discovered a mission: to bring to seasonal outdoor events, and now to the northwest Illinois area, the same wonderful, healthful vegetarian foods that I enjoy at home.

The Middle East is much better at bringing bright, flavorful dishes onto the street than we are in this country, and I take my inspiration from them.

What you'll find in this site

Zesty salads filled with flavor and anti-oxidantsI hope you'll come away from the site wanting to go outside, look up, see the sky, breathe the air -- and wanting to live more in tune with this wonderful world. You'll want to celebrate life. As part of that, we hope you'll want to look for the kind of special, fresh, light, delicious food we try to provide. It can be hard to find in some locales! You may have to come to northern Illinois to look me up.

So, here's what's in this site:

  • A short history of vegetarianism: Yes, imaginative it may be, but there are kernels of truth everywhere.

  • Veggie How-To A few simple tricks from a homemaker, mom and professional who has cooked and eaten vegetarian for many years.

  • Dieting. NOT! Leslie's simple ideas for maintaining about the same weight throughout your life without dieting and certainly without starving. Leslie likes to eat!

I look forward to seeing you in our Woodstock cafe and at the Woodstock Farmers Market.