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Holiday Breakfast

I expected the first Christmas I was married to be peaceful, romantic, and special.  I had visions of my honey and I quietly sipping cocoa and exchanging gifts in our cozy little apartment, enjoying just being together, and then taking a leisurely evening trip across town to visit our loved […]

Rainbow Carrots- A royal treat

The carrots that lent a great pop of color to the veggie baskets today are no modern innovation.  In fact, the original color of the carrot was deep purple- not the orange we all expect.  The orange carrot that we know and love is actually the result of a royal […]

Persimmons

For centuries farmers have used nature to predict the length, intensity, and possible struggles of the upcoming seasons. Bushy or flat squirrel tails, curly or straight sheep’s wool, light or dark leaves, cows that are lying or standing in the fields, and of course a groundhog that does or does […]

Fruit of the Angels– Papaya (Papaw, Pawpaw)

One of the exciting things about Bountiful Baskets is the occasional opportunity to try new fruits and vegetables. Once in a while, something really unique and unavailable in my Northern neck of the middle-of-nowhere woods Great Plains shows up in the basket. Today’s basket was one of those baskets! Papaya. […]

Thanksgiving!!

I love the fall season- it exudes comfort. Walking outside surrounded by crisp, cold air and catching the scent of the first lighted fireplace of the season; wrapping tight in a blanket, sipping tea, and reading a book on the couch while enjoying the deep red, orange, and brown harvest […]

Happy, Healthy Haunting

OK- I’m going to go out on a limb here and admit something. I don’t like Halloween. There I said it – admitting is the first step to recovery (not that this is something from which I really want to recover). I don’t like little strangers showing up at my […]