This love affair started almost 12 years ago when I was off to one sisterhood circle gathering after another, and all of them were potluck. There was and is something sacred about breaking bread together after a few hours of journeying to the core of our souls as a circle. Bringing food that was lush […]
Lime Zest And Sugar… The Sweetest Gift
A while back I wrote about the amazing lime bounty I was getting from my friends Roxanne and Shane. Their tree just bursts with limes every year and they are wonderfully generous with their fruit. At one point I had so many that I froze the juice, but also kept the zest, in order to […]
Garden Fresh Cilantro
I harvested my first bundle of organic, home grown Cilantro yesterday. It’s been so many years since I had any sort of garden, it feels like the first time, and it’s so exciting. We have started small. Potted herbs along the staircase that leads up to our door. Cilantro, Rosemary, Basil, Chives and Mint. They’re […]
Lovely Lychee
We have been getting Lychees in our CSA box for the last month and a half now. In truth, this is my first experience with them fresh. I’ve had various lychee desserts or dishes on the mainland, but it was always mixed in with other ingredients, and I’m sure it wasn’t fresh. Certainly not as […]
Cacao
Did you know that his is what cacao looks like ripe and just off the tree? I didn’t! It was like meeting a long lost friend.
This Week’s CSA Box
We received our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box 2 days ago, but I’ve been so busy I only now got around to taking a picture. Some of the goodies have already been eaten too! Buried under the tomatoes and basil is a papaya. Jon loves those and immediately ate one when we opened the box. […]
Star Fruit: Tropical Yum
Doesn’t it just make you happy looking at these slices of Star Fruit? It reminds me of when I was a little girl and I would get star stickers for a job well done. Colorful stars just seem to create a joyful feeling all around. Star Fruit or Carambola originates from the Philippines and the […]
5 Reasons To Buy Organic
We all talk about the importance of buying organic produce and its almost just a forgone assumption, even though you may not know exactly why its important. The sad truth is that we are living in a world where more and more, our food is harming us and degrading the over all health of our […]
Gluten Free Bread Loaf
Bob’s Red Mill Homemade Wonderful Bread Mix is now a total staple in my pantry. I’ve mentioned before that I’ve tried quite the variety of pre-baked gluten free bread loaves from the market as well as mixes. None of them were remotely as good as Bob’s Red Mill mixes. The bread is soft, moist, and […]