May is the gateway to summer--it is a month that can start off raining, but always seems to end with sunshine. The days are continuing to get warmer and longer, and we are enjoying a wider selection of fresh produce. May is also National Barbeque Month, so if you have not already been outside grilling, there is no excuse to delay any longer. This is a test.
During the warmest months of the year, when juicy berries in every shade of red and blue are bursting with sweet ripeness, and cool, crisp greens are sensationally light and satisfying, summer salads are enjoyed morning, noon and night. Whether it's a colorful fruit salad served alongside breakfast, lettuces tossed in flavorful vinaigrette for lunch,...
Getting to the Root of Root Vegetables
If you are passionate about buying vegetables in season, then fall and winter root vegetables should be on your shopping list for comforting, autumnal cooking. Root vegetables are exactly what their name implies, the [edible] roots of vegetables. Beets, celery root, parsnip, rutabaga, and turnips – each one is a root vegetable, and just a...
Glorious Garlic
Long considered an herbal super drug, garlic has been used to cure everything from the common cold to the plague, to toothaches. It has been a historical folklore legend and used for numerous purposes in addition to consumption, including: warding off evil spirits, embalming, curing broken bones, and keeping vampires at bay.
Today, garlic is mostly...
Beta Carotene
Beta carotene is a carotenoid with antioxidant properties. Carotenoids are compounds that give color to orange, red, and yellow fruits and vegetables, and are also found in dark green vegetables. Beta carotene is stored in the liver, where the body converts it into vitamin A. Because of this function, beta carotene is known as a...
Multi-Purpose Pumpkins!
Not just for Jack-O-Lanterns, pumpkins provide some fine eating, as well as plenty of good nutrition. A source of fiber, potassium, riboflavin, and vitamins C and E, pumpkins are particularly rich in carotenoid pigments such as alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, and lutein. Beta-carotene, typically found in yellow and orange-colored fruits and vegetables, helps the body in numerous...
Produce Color
Produce that share color often share health benefits. Learn about eating by color!
