Category: Featured Fruit and Vegetable

What’s in season and sounds good

Strawberry Fields Forever

Hey, it’s strawberry time!  Aren’t you excited for those beautiful red fruits to make their late spring debut?  We certainly are.  It’s a reminder that summer is coming, and with it an abundance of fresh delicious fruits and vegetables.  This week’s post will be the first in a series highlighting summer fruits and vegetables, what’s so special about them, and how to make them (easily).  We’ll intersperse this series with some more of our thoughts on the current state of food and cooking, but we promise to keep it light for the summer! Continue reading “Strawberry Fields Forever”

In Praise of the Mighty Asparagus

On the West Coast, where we live, spring has arrived, and that means it’s time for asparagus. Even though asparagus has become a year round vegetable, it is most abundantly and deliciously available in spring (when it is in season).  And while it’s tempting to grab a bunch when it’s piled high in the market in mid-winter, this vegetable is really meant for eating in those months when the frost melts, and we begin to see the daffodils. Continue reading “In Praise of the Mighty Asparagus”

Adding Sea Vegetables to your Daily Meals

Over the course of this past week as Japan has fought to keep it’s nuclear situation under control, we wondered what this potential catastrophe meant for us. Granted, outside of Japan, no one is facing any sort of life threatening danger.  Nevertheless, with everyone’s mind on the impact of the release of radiation into the atmosphere, and much of the West coast contemplating what that could mean on U.S. soil, our thoughts turned to sea vegetables, also called seaweed. Continue reading “Adding Sea Vegetables to your Daily Meals”

B is for Broccoli, That’s Good Enough For Me

As you may have gathered by now, we are big on vegetables: as meals, as sides, as snacks, and even as liquid treats served in fresh made juices and smoothies.  Vegetables pack a powerful punch, there’s no two ways about it; they are full of vitamins and minerals, and contrary to popular belief they are a good source of calcium AND protein.  What’s more, they are relatively inexpensive when compared to the price of meat, and even processed foods.  And, as we will show you, they are easy to prepare and delicious to eat. With that in mind, this week is dedicated to broccoli, an easy to prepare, year-round vegetable, both healthy and delicious. Continue reading “B is for Broccoli, That’s Good Enough For Me”