Duarte’s Famous Artichoke Soup “It mighta’ choked Arti but it ain’t gonna choke me” -Buckwheat When I was a child, my parents decided to venture into the business of growing and selling Christmas trees. They opened the San Gregorio Christmas Tree Farm in the early 1970’s. For many years, hundreds of people would come from the San Francisco Bay Area to visit our farm. It was a nice way to...
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Island Style Gazpacho Living in the Boulder Colorado area I am very spoiled by wonderful grocery and specialty food stores. This includes a fabulous Whole Foods that is so popular it is about to be expanded to nearly double its current size. This interesting twist on Gazpacho came was inspired by the Whole Foods deli and it is wonderful on a warm day. Try them with grilled prawns or baby lobster tails. Ingredients 1 cup good...
Read MoreBowl of Sunshine Soup – Ginger, Butternut Orange This fresh and wonderful recipe was provided by Chef David Wells… also known as “Grandma Dave.” www.grandmadave.com Some Nutritional Benefits: High in powerful antioxidants: Vitamins A (beta carotene), C. Low calorie source. A great potassium and folate source. High in fiber. Excellent for improving circulation, and relieving nausea and indigestion. Bright visual...
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Recipe and Photo by Chef David Wells www.grandmadave.com When you grow up on the coast, enjoying a great seafood chowder is part of the lifestyle. The expectation that it isn’t just good, but exceptional goes with the territory. Several of my high school friends went on to become very accomplished chefs. It’s not surprising as growing up in the wine country and by the sea can be very inspirational. One of...
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Recipes and photos reprinted with permission: Sue Doeden’s All About Food Blog http://www.areavoices.com/sdoeden/ In her own words, from All About Food Blog: There are two things in my world that tell me spring is officially here. One, the call of the loons wake me from my morning slumber as they float on the river just outside my window. That just happened Wednesday morning. Two, the small juicy yellow-skinned mangoes are ready to...
Read MoreVegetable-Leek Beef Barley Soup Today is April 18th and it snowed 3 feet at our home yesterday. It’s cold and has been either raining or snowing most of the day. A hearty soup was in order for this Spring storm. My husband loves beef and barley soup, so I made this today and it turned out quite well! Enjoy… 3.5 lbs boneless chuck roast, trimmed of fat and cubed 1/2 inch 2 tbsp olive oil Pat of...
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