After making a sharp, squealing turn into the farmers market parking lot drawn by the “Fresh Local Strawberries” sign we made it out of the car and started our journey, stopping at EVERY.SINGLE. BOOTH. That’s how we roll, I guess. I would have been happy to grab the berries and head back to the car
Citrus in a smoothie! Really? I had to give this one a shot . After all, I have a serious orange loving little fruit bat in my house. Not to mention so many of my friends on Facebook and Instagram have been telling me how the sweet and tangy addition of the oranges really make for an amazing smoothie.
“You have to write down the recipes, exactly, Corey”, said my hubby as he sat at the counter and watched me dump what seemed like a bushel of tomatoes into the sink. “What are you doing with those”, he asked. I told him that I was going to put them into a giant, 8 quart stock pot and flash boil to remove the skins.
Simple salads with fresh, local ingredients have always been a favorite of mine. Often times it happens to be that I’m dining at a fresh Farm to Table restaurant or hitting up a Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning and will order salad for my entrée, simply because I know how fresh it will be.
One of my favorite treats growing up was fudge and I have to admit it’s still a favorite. I have fond memories of selling Harry London Easter candies during my elementary school fundraising days. The catalogue was full of bunnies as big as my 6 year old head, chocolate coated eggs filled caramels, nut butter and solid chocolate…fudge.
I mean…’donut’ get me started on all of the reasons why we love donuts in our house. As a kid, I grew up with one of my parents, usually my dad getting up before me and my sisters and going down to Neff’s Bakery. Neff’s is one of those ‘places’ and the delicious aroma and quaintness of the bakery