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• Melissa’s Winter Wonderland Challenge: Holiday Coffee Cake with Fresh Fruit

  

  The San Diego Food Bloggers have been put to the test once more! Melissa’s Produce provided each of us with a box of beautiful treasures and a challenge to... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Double Chocolate Coconut Pecan Cookies

  

  For the first time this year I participated in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap.   Wondering what that is?  Here’s the info:“The GREAT FOOD BLOGGER COOKIE SWA... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Avocados for the Holidays

  

  Holiday Sampler Gift Box with 2 Fuertes, 2 Bacons, and 2 Hass avocadosHow are you coming with your preparations for the holidays?   If you’re like me,  the week... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Grow Your Own Herbs: Win an AeroGarden 3SL!

  

  With the drought here in California,  I haven’t been trying to care for a garden outside.  This time of year is hot and dry.  Tender little herbs just don’t nee... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Avocado and Crabmeat Endive Appetizer

  

  Here’s a really quick and easy appetizer for the holidays.  Use the red California endive,  cut off the core and separate the leaves.   Peel an extra large  rip... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• For the Holidays: Try an Endive Salad!

  

  I love trying new things, don’t you?  Now I have a new favorite salad…and it’s an endive salad!  I was asked to use some special products to create a side dish... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Cinnamon Nut-Crisp Cookies

  

  Most families have their favorite cookie recipes, with memories of special family times associated with each recipe.  In our family,  chocolate chip cookies hav... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Baked Yams and Pears with Bourbon, Pecans, Bacon, and Maple Syrup

  

  Rick Rodger’s recipe from The Big Book of SidesLooking for some new ideas for side dishes this holiday season?  Me too!  And I have found another favorite new... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Mimi Avocado Shares: Food, Family and Tradition by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro

  

  As soon as I saw this  book, I knew I wanted to read it.  Food, Family and Tradition  is a cookbook offering family recipes passed down through generations. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Harvest Salad with Glazed Butternut Squash, Pearl Onions and Warm Apple Cider...

  

  Butternut squash and pearl onions are having a party in this Harvest Salad with Warm Cider Vinaigrette to celebrate Melissa’s Produce Fall Challenge with the Sa... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• White Sweet Potatoes with Orange Mojo

  

  Do you know about white sweet potatoes?  Last year I posted my recipe for Mashed White Sweet Potatoes…something I had not tried before. Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Butternut Squash Soup with Basil Cracked Pepper Chicken Sausage and Potatoes

  

  We’ve had some nice cool weather lately…good for soup. By “cool” I mean in the 60’s. If you’re not in southern California and the temperatures are in the 20’s o... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Fruits, Veggies, Nuts, Flowers: PMA Fresh Summit 2014!

  

  If you had a chance to experience the largest trade show for fresh produce in the world, would you go?  Two years ago I jumped at the chance to attend the... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• New Nutraleaf Lettuces: Guacamole and Veggie Party Platter with Burgundy Romaine

  

  The party season is beginning!   Halloween parties are in full swing and Thanksgiving  will be here before we know it!   Party food should be exciting,... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Fresh Veggie and Avocado Salsa with Dandy Radish Coins

  

  Last weekend I attended the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit in Anaheim, California and visited the Duda Farm Fresh Foods booth. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Teton Springs Lodge in Victor, Idaho: Part 5 of Idaho Potato Harvest Tour

  

  On the last day of the Idaho Potato Harvest Tour, our group arrived in Victor, Idaho for some rest and relaxation together, and to enjoy a different view of... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Idaho Potato Harvest Part 4: Idahoan Foods and Dehydrated Potatoes

  

  Here we are at the Idahoan Foods plant in Lewisville, Idaho! We have just learned how potatoes are dehydrated and made into potato flakes and dried potato... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Idaho Harvest Trip Part 3: Food Bloggers Dig Potatoes!

  

  By the time we arrived at Brett Jensen’s farm near Idaho Falls,  all of the bloggers and dietitians were beginning to get acquainted. Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Idaho Potato Harvest Tour Part 2: All About Potatoes

  

  Have you ever seen so many potatoes?   Imagine 13 billion pounds of potatoes…that’s how many are harvested each year in Idaho on 300,000 acres. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Mimi Avocado’s Trip to Idaho with Idaho Potato Commission – Part 1

  

  photo credit: Idaho Potato CommissionThere are three things that I love to do more than anything else:  go new places, meet new people, and learn new things. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK