Posts Tagged ‘beverage’
Swimming Cucumbers
This is a family recipe for refrigerator pickles that, in my family, we like to call “swimming cucumbers”. It is simple and basic, but the tartness from the vinegar and the chilled cucumbery goodness are so refreshing in the heat of summer. I can remember eating these all the time when I was a kid,…
Read MoreStrawberry Basil Lemonade
This summery fresh recipe will knock your socks off! Really! It will change your whole concept of what lemonade can be. Powdered mix, yellow or pink, be gone! Once you give this a try you will never want anything else, it is truly an adventure! Are you curious yet?! I found this recipe on Chow.com…
Read MoreStrawberry Orange Banana
When I opened my CSA box this week and saw strawberries and oranges, I knew what I wanted…S.O.B. of course! Umm, Strawberry Orange Banana, what else?! This recipe, like some others that I have posted, isn’t really a recipe, but an idea that may inspire you. Basically I filled my blender with strawberries, bananas and…
Read MoreTwo Spinach Smoothies
It’s smoothie time! I do like me some kale and lettuce, but when I saw the spinach in my CSA box, I immediately thought of smoothies! The weather is warming up and so I like to change up my usual breakfasts from the comforting oatmeal or hash brown scramble to a cool and frosty treat.…
Read MoreCimmaron Cherry Smoothie
Cimmaron is a red Romaine variety. Cimmaron lettuce is beautiful and unusual with its garnet color and its long slender leaves. I read that this type of Romaine lettuce has been around since the 1700’s! It has a great mild taste and the color is spectacular. I usually grab another lettuce first though. …
Read MoreJuicing Celery
Gather the goods..then juice ’em! During this past January we had some very cold (for California, sorry East Coast!) overnight temps at the farm and I think that this stressed our celery. When you open your CSA box and see celery listed on the packing slip you may or may not recognize it. …
Read MoreGrapefruit-ade!
What do you do with those delicious grapefruit? My sons like to eat them cut in half and sprinkled with sugar…sound familiar? Do you supreme them and put them in salads? I like all of those ways but my favorite way to enjoy those sweet-tart gems is to make grapefruit-ade. Think lemonade…with grapefruit juice instead.…
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