On the Road
“Perfection Around a Pit”
Apricot Treasure—Tarts, Breakfast fruit, Salad ingredient or Apps. Serve small halves or quarters "squirted" with light strawberry cream cheese. Yummmy! https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/apricots
Visit Mt. Dora for Triple Sweet Florida Corn
http://www.longandscottfarms.com The last corn farmer in Zellwood Florida, Long and Scott Farms, is finishing up their spring corn season. It's only sold at the farm, in Zellwood, bordering Mt. Dora and at a farm stand on nearby Rt. 441. Called Gourmet Triple Sweet...
Food, Music and Art
Let’s Clone Ron Finley
Carrots, chard, pomegranate saplings, banana trees—all in his front LA yard between the street and the sidewalk. Trouble from city was soon overturned. He has created more than 25 fruit and vegetable plots in LA. Ted talk on reclaiming abandoned lots with vegetable...
Winn-Dixie, Miami
Amazing the different products you find shopping while on vacation. Label says great in salads, smoothies, as topping and in salsas.
Special Birthday Restaurant from my Bucket List
Frontera Grill, Chicago Quite the birthday!
Venice, Florida
Venice is a small town, with great shopping, including free accessible parking, many restaurants with in/outdoor seating, and an authentic French bakery. You gotta love the Alligator-shaped Baguette from Croissant & Co.
Stem or Bloomin’ Broccoli vs. Broccoli Rabe
Stem or Blooming Broccoli is sweet and tender, fairly new in the grower repertoire as seeds are just being developed. Looks like Broccoli Rabe but oh so not bitter and still the lovely plate look. Pan roast in small amount of oil until just beginning to brown; hit...
Dreaming of Beans and Greens…
Escarole is the "greens" of choice for most Beans and Greens. Grown/harvested in the fall there is less bitterness in the leaves. Of course, add lots of garlic and your choice of beans. YUM!
Columbia Restaurant, Ybor City (Tampa)
Highly recommend the Black Beans and Rice with hot and crusty Cuban Bread. If they are not busy, a family member will show you all 12 dining rooms.