June 29th, 2007
One of my favorite things to make for dinner in the summer months is big salads. They are so quick and easy, the clean up is a cinch! I typically make them on Thursday nights since we’re at the farmer’s market in the late afternoon. Then I use any leftover ingredients to add more salads to other weeknight meals or to have a salad as a snack. My belief is that you really can’t put too much stuff in a salad…just get creative. Here are a couple of my favorite green salads: Read more…
June 28th, 2007
Slow Food USA is an organization that advocates for the enjoyment of real food. We should all be encouraged to slow down during our days to eat, enjoy and savor the flavors. Go to Slow Food USA and find out more about the slow food movement and sustainable farming with good tasting food. Read more…
June 28th, 2007
Over the past decade farmer’s markets have been gaining popularity with todays family’s. Farmer’s in the U.S. are following the practice of age old farmer’s in cities throughout the world and bringing their produce directly to shoppers in parks and parking lots. Sometimes there is live music to set the mood but probably all shoppers enjoy their visit to the farmer’s market.
Farmer’s markets are one the best way to get fresh produce in your area for about 4 months out of the year, even longer in some places. Read more…
June 12th, 2007
This is a great recipe. Great clean taste, and fast too! Perfect for summer cooking. Read more…
June 6th, 2007
I use to make this fruit salsa for commercial rafting trips when I worked in the kitchen packing lunches. All of the guests loved this salsa! I’ve trimmed the recipe down from serving 90 people to 8-12 people. Read more…
