Lets talk about food safety

Lets talk about food safety

There has been a lot of scare and concern in the news recently about consuming greens (mainly romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley in California). The concern is regarding the outbreak of E. coli in leafy greens.  At a glance, E. coli is a bacterium that...

Pear Salad with Raspberry Basil Vinaigrette

When you’re a farmer and have loads of basil, you become creative of new ways to consume it…like in this pear salad with raspberry basil vinaigrette! This salad hits all the senses, especially if you chose to add in the feta cheese…a little sweet and...

Peachy Green Smoothie

It’s peach season here in the south and I happened to come upon some delicious peaches at the farmer’s market. That meant mama needed to make up a new smoothie with peaches! I love eating very ripe peaches just by themselves or blended in a cold smoothie....

Garden Fresh Salad (with Honey Mustard Vinaigrette)

This salad was so fun to create…I literally walked in our garden and harvested everything for this fresh garden salad! Such a perk of living on a produce farm. We’re in full swing here of all the summer produce coming to its peak ripeness, so everything is...

Berry Sunny Smoothie

Lately, I have been on a huge smoothie creating kick! This berry smoothie creation sure hit the spot for the whole family. After I gave the hubby a sample of my berry sunny smoothie, all he could say was “this is so good.”…on repeat!   It has a...