Archive for the ‘Nature's Foods’ Category
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
"O, blackberry tart, with berries as big as your thumb, purple and black, and thick with juice, and a crust to endear them that will go to cream in your mouth, and both passing down with such a taste that will make you close your eyes ...
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
March heralds the beginning of spring and the blossoming of an endless variety of flowers. In this post the focus is on the super nutritious edible flower - broccoli. It’s peak season runs through the winter months of October to March, though this month will not be the ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
[Carum carvi]
What we refer as seeds is actually tiny striated beige to dark brown fruits of the caraway plant.
This fruit is tasty adding distinctive flavor to vegetables, such as cabbage [green and red], cauliflower, beets, turnips, and carrots. Pair caraway with apples or try it in soup, cake, and ...
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
When I think of Pomegranate I marvel at yet another magnificent fruit that Nature created. It is a beautiful jewel of a fruit, with clusters of crunchy, juicy seed kernels surrounded by a sac of sweet-tart juice contained by a thin leathery skin.
September to January is prime time for ...
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