Our main ingredients for this week’s batch meal plan are black beans and zucchini since they are in prime season! Plus, they are a healthy food option. This week’s five meals tend to be a little more southwestern in nature though they are not necessarily spicy. Most of the recipes this week serve 4, except…
Fruit and Vegetable Halloween Costumes
In the spirit of the blog and eating healthy, we think you should dress-up as a fruit or vegetable for this halloween! Fall is in the air, which means it is time to start thinking about what you will dress up as for this Halloween. Dress-up toddlers like a fruit or vegetable costume Here are…
Pruning Tomatoes for Maximum Harvest
How do you go about pruning tomatoes for maxi yield? Easy, when you got the right tools and you know where to cut to maximise the harvest. If you’re growing tomatoes you must be ready to give some weekly love in order to help them grow and produce larger tomatoes. These non-hardy perennials will develop themselves…
How to Save Seeds
It’s almost Fall which means it is time to start saving seeds for replanting in the Spring! Fruits and vegetables are known as angiosperm plants, which means their seeds will either come from the flower/pod of the plant (dry) or inside its fruit (fleshy). Here is a quick overview of how to save seeds for the beginner seed…
Recipes using Fresh Peaches
I live in Palisade Peach country, some say, we have the best peaches in the world! It is also true that we have an abundance of them all around us. Surely, you’ll find this type of fruits where you live, as long it’s the season. But do remember that fresh peaches tend to go from…
Natural Vegetable Dye
Most store bought food coloring contains toxic ingredients such as FD&C Yellow 5, FD&C Red 40, and Propylene glycol. Instead of feeding our bodies these harmful chemicals, you can make your own homemade safe and natural food coloring that can be used to dye eggs, create art on plates, and more! To begin choose your vegetable…
Garlic Scapes
What is it? In late June at the Farmer’s Market you might find some fascinating hard green stocks with a closed flower at the end … they are garlic scapes that you can eat! They are the flower bud of the garlic plant and are removed to encourages growth of the bulb. Where does it…
What to do with Oversized Zucchini
Have you ever walked into your garden and found a zucchini that is HUGE… you know the one that is a 2 feet long (shown above) and weighs 10 lbs. Extra large zucchini tend to be seedy and tough, but don’t throw them away just yet. Note: At maturity age, they can grow to nearly…
How to Freeze Bananas
Why freezing bananas will preserve its qualities? There are various reasons for that. Studies shown that the freezing process helps preserve all its nutrients. Frozen bananas not only make the best mango banana smoothies but are also great for ice cream, desserts and chocolate-dipped snacks! If you ever have some overripe bananas sitting on the…
Garlic + Stomach
Have you ever experienced a stomach ache after eating garlic? When eating garlic, some people may experience abdominal discomfort or severe pain. Adding too much garlic to your food can actually cause nausea, cramps, vomiting, and other digestive acids issues. This often happens to sensitive stomachs. I took a cooking class in Rome and I learned…
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