While getting 1.5 to 2 cups of fruit and 2 to 3 cups of vegetables per day is important, the last thing you want to do is ingest a ton of pesticides along with them. Thankfully, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) recently released its 2023 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, which contains a “Dirty Dozen” list to help shoppers make informed choices. The EWG is an organization that specializes in educating and protecting the public from exposure to toxins and pollutants. It releases its Dirty Dozen list every year, providing in-depth information about the dangers of pesticides and listing the produce items that they’ve found to be the most contaminated. The World Health Organization is concerned that agricultural pesticides may...
I had the family over for Sunday supper this week. We had grilled chicken and a variety of salads along with some garlic bread sticks and roasted asparagus. My sister brought a sugar free apple pie for dessert. It was just nice to get together here at my place as a family. Usually we go to my sister's!Like always, however, I did cook too much and found myself with some leftovers that I needed to use up. Today I thought I would make myself a delicious Dinner salad! Salad for dinner is a good thing, and this is the start of salad season after all! WHAT IS A DINNER SALAD The simple answer is a main dish salad that is...
Spring seemed to arrive a little late this year in California, so we are still as of late May this year, able to find this highly seasonal food at farmer’s markets in the bay area. Spring garlic, also known as green garlic or young garlic, is a young bulbs of garlic harvested before the cloves have fully formed. It is a seasonal delicacy that is available during the spring season, typically from late winter to early summer, depending on the region. Spring garlic is highly valued for its fresh, mild, and slightly sweet taste. It is less pungent and sharp than fully mature garlic. I’d like to have used English Peas instead of asparagus, but unfortunately English Peas weren’t in...
I've created a "on the back burner" to-do list now. Sigh. It's just reality for right now. I've just accepted it. By accepting, I stress less. With the list, at least there is a future plan in place.We have had a long week of cold nights, dry and very windy weather. It has been an issue with the garden, and now we head into very hot weather.Today I am joining Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. I will link up later after she posts. I have to get this day started early.The weather . . .80's/90's with lows in the 60'sAs I look outside my window . . .No traffic, as it's a holiday and most normal...
The competitive Australian spirits market has a new contender from Scotland - but the newcomer is a gin, not a whisky. Tulchan is a new super-premium gin from Speyside, with a bagpipe player on the label to make sure you know where it comes from. Taking its name from Tulchan Estate, it is made with botanicals inspired by the terroir of the estate, which is located on the banks of the River Spey.Tulchan Gin is being touted as a “a full bodied, juniper forward, London Dry gin, featuring 14 deliciously fragrant botanicals including sloe berries, elderflower and blackberry leaves”. Asparagus (a little weird) also features. Tulchan Gin is presented in an embossed blue glass bottle with Tulchan Gin’s own tartan...
