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Farmer Spotlight: Paul Buxman
“You know how I stay cool all day on my tractor in 100-plus degree heat,” Paul Buxman asked me from his Sweet Home Ranch in...
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Nectaries
Seek a background color that’s yellowish-orange and not green. I always turn my nectarines over and check the stem end. Give ’em a smell the...
In the Kitchen Featuring: Strawberries
Strawberry & Spinach Salad with a Simple Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette This super simple salad certainly does not lack in flavor. The tang from the strawberry...
Think You Know Strawberries? Think Again!
If you like strawberries, you are in good company as they are the most popular berries throughout the world. Strawberries, harbingers of summer, are now...
In the Kitchen Featuring: Fava Beans
Shelling & Preparing Fresh Fava Bean Fava Bean Bruschetta Once you have the fava beans out of their pods, boiled and shelled, this recipe comes...
Tips for Healthy Living: Introducing the Fabulous Favas
Considered one of the tastiest of the beans, fava beans have been consumed for over 6000 years. Although they require more preparation than most other...
In the Kitchen Featuring: Summer Recipes
Quinoa Tabbouleh with Sigona’s Sicilian Nocellara Olive Oil Quinoa, like Tabbouleh, became popular in the 70s, but has had a welcome resurgence as of late,...
Tips for Healthy Living: Healthy Herbs and Sensational Spices
Herbs and spices have been around since our ancestors early days. I have sometimes wondered how early humans figured out how to use certain parts...
In the Kitchen Featuring: Quesadillas
Spicy Black Bean and Zucchini Quesadilla with Yogurt Lime Dipping Sauce This vegetarian quesadilla is certainly not lacking in flavor or substance. The black beans...