Food + Drink
Savoring the Seasons: Hearts of Palm and Avocado Salad
It is time to get more creative with salad! With a few twists and turns combining flavors and textures, you can create a healthy salad to be served alone or as a hearty side dish. In this salad, hearts of palm takes center stage, and it is best described as similar to white asparagus but
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dessert
Ultimate Double Chocolate Cookies
Wine and chocolate can be an incredible pairing, together competing for immediate attention. Eating these cookies is like eating “fudge, a brownie, and a cookie at the same time” and paired with a cabernet or zinfandel is cause for swooning, and an intense in your face experience. Saturday evening was reserved for Wine Club and
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Food + Drink
The Warmer Side of Winter: Citrus Chicken Chili
Winter in Florida means there is an abundance of citrus fruits. There are great ways to add a little zest or juice to your dishes to brighten the color and flavor. This citrus chili dish is a perfect example. The twist in this recipe is the broth which includes a variety of peak season citrus
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Food + Drink
Charred Onion Dip with Crudités
Shift your attention to the center……. “They are not crudités without a place to dip them”. Tossing shallot, leek and scallions with olive oil, and salt then broiling until charred brings out the natural sugars and provides a mellow caramelized flavor which simply put is amazing. For your next get together don’t forget the crudités
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Food + Drink
Dirt to Table Experiences: Old-Fashioned Vegetable Beef Soup
A walk through my winter garden beds reveal damaged leaves from late evenings of below freezing temperatures, soggy root systems caused by the deluge of rain that quickly followed. A bed of stunning bok choy was given up as a sacrifice to save my large head cabbages from pesky garden pests. Mother Nature was not
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Food + Drink
Savoring the Season: Preserved Meyer Lemons
It’s That Time of Year! If you have been following my blog you already understand the excitement when the Meyer Lemons on my backyard tree are ready to harvest. Meyer lemons are the sweethearts of the citrus kingdom. A mature tree can produce hundreds of lemons in one season. What do you do with a