I have learned from experience, blueberries are hard to grow and harvest. They are known for their health benefits, full of antioxidants and vitamins. Blueberries are the perfect “super”-food. But they are expensive to buy—usually, $5-6 for a small six-ounce container. Many could easily consume the entire package, standing in the kitchen, without even remembering…
Category: Spring
Spring vegetables come around once a year
When you eat seasonally, there is a buildup of excitement as each new vegetable becomes ready to harvest. Every year I wait with bated breath for the first tomato of the season, which is funny because I’m not too fond of raw tomatoes. The only way that I usually eat tomatoes raw is sandwiched between…
Edible Landscaping: A better way to grow
I started writing this before the current “shelter in place” recommendations/restrictions, it seems that my practicality might come in handy for other reasons. If you have space, consider planting something you can eat. Recently, I planted an avocado tree. I felt strange on a Saturday afternoon in my neighborhood, no one is outside, even though…
Garden Update with Lots of Lessons
Here in the backyard, everything is starting to take off. But, there have been lots of lessons over the past months. These tomatoes look beautiful after transplanting the seedlings in the middle of April. But my attempts at starting my own seeds were once again disappointing. The tomatoes seedlings that I started, all of them,…
Easy Weeknight Pizza
I’ve been making my own pizza for the past 15 years or so. It has been a staple of my home cooking routine and I love making it even more that I love eating it, which says a lot. Pizza is one of the easiest meals that I make for dinner. It is a great…
Sweet Treats: Caramelized Onions
Late spring is the season when onions are harvested. They grow over the winter and form into their bulb shape when the days become longer. The onions that we buy in the store grow the same, but after harvesting they are “cured” or dried, so that they will last in storage for a year. If…
Where Does A Carrot Come From?
The store, the farm, the ground? When most people taste a carrot that has been pulled from the soil, (even after a week), they are amazed at the flavor of the carrot. It has a crispier crunch. It is not wet and slimy, and definitely not like a baby carrot from the bag at the…
Cream of What?
I was looking for celery recipes out there on the internet and came across Cream of Celery Soup. I stopped, did a double take and then thought, “I eat cream soups of all kinds made from other vegetables and I know cream of celery soup is a thing. Campbell’s has been selling a canned version…
Secret Springtime Garden Treats
Most people that love growing their own produce, think the highlight is that first bite of a ripe homegrown tomato, but for me, as the seasons change it is the anticipation of the new vegetables that are making their way in the garden. As we are waiting for our summer plants to grow, the springtime…
Asparagus, Local? Seasonal?
Every year I buy a bunch of asparagus as a token to the local economy here in the Central Valley of California. To me this is an event because I actually purchase so few fruits and vegetables. I have been working at farms and trying to grow my own food for the past 10 years,…