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New Blog! 6 Jul 2011 | 07:01 am
We have moved! Check out the new Fresh from Florida blog at www.freshfromfloridablog.com.
The Hopeful Gardener Enjoys Herbs 1 Jul 2011 | 01:00 am
It’s been a while since I posted a garden update, but my little herb garden is doing really well. Thankfully, the summer rains have helped and are keeping everything growing and tasting delicious. I s...
How Do You Like Your Potato Salad? 30 Jun 2011 | 12:00 am
As the 4th of July and all of the accompanying celebrations approach, it made me think about potato salad. To me potato salad is one of those things like meatloaf, where you grow up loving it made a c...
What’s In Season – Florida Potatoes 28 Jun 2011 | 01:07 am
Ahhh, the potato. It is one of my favorite foods. Mashed, baked, boiled, fried, roasted, hot, cold – all good. Did you know that potatoes grow in Florida? They do! The harvest season is January throug...
Craving Carrots 23 Jun 2011 | 02:54 am
I don’t know if it was Melissa’s recent post on Florida carrots or just my body telling me it needed something orange and healthy, but I have been dying for some carrot ginger soup this week! How craz...
What’s in Season – Florida Carrots 17 Jun 2011 | 12:10 am
As a child I didn’t care much for carrots, but in the last 15 years or so, I’ve really started to like them a lot (to the point of ordering them over french fries in restaurants!) Florida carrots are...
Watermelon Day Pictures 14 Jun 2011 | 03:07 am
As you may have read, we hosted Florida Watermelon Day at the Capitol recently. Check out the pictures of Katelyn Kelley, the Florida Watermelon Queen!
What’s in Season – Florida Eggplant 10 Jun 2011 | 12:10 am
I confess…I love eggplant! It’s one of those vegetables that I enjoy in a variety of ways. Perhaps my favorite way is eggplant Parmigiana, where it is breaded, fried and baked in marinara with cheese....
Redland Summer Fruit Festival 9 Jun 2011 | 03:08 am
In working and meeting with the Tropical Fruit Growers of South Florida, I’ve had the opportunity to visit the Fruit & Spice Park in Homestead. What an interesting place! On June 11 & 12, the park wi...
Food Pyramid is a Pyramid No More 7 Jun 2011 | 12:00 am
The USDA’s daily nutrition recommendation standard that we’ve come to know – the Food Pyramid – is no more. Instead, on June 2 the USDA unveiled a new way to measure daily food intake. It is super sma...
