August 2011

Okra In A Flash!

Quick Tip Tuesday! I was rooting around the internet the other day and stumbled onto the idea of just leaving okra completely whole when you oven roast it.  Eureka!  I had been cutting the stems off and cutting it into thirds before roasting it and I thought that was good. I just LOVE this!  The texture and flavor that you get …

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Chocolate So Real and Good

This is some seriously good chocolate.  All that being said, I am no chocolate connoisseur.  I mean, this high compliment is coming from a girl who didn’t even learn to like chocolate until she was about 30, really.  Mama May Fair says it’s because she craved chocolate when she was pregnant with me and so I probably just had my …

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What is Feast Together?

Hey to all my local peeps…that means anyone living in the Nashville area! You know how a lot of you are always lamenting the fact that you just don’t have time to make all these real, nutrient-dense foods at home?  Well, I have the perfect solution for you and it’s called Feast Together!  It’s like having your own “real food” personal chef cooking …

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Eggplant, Tomato & Onion Gratin

Looking for a very seasonal, fun and delicious side dish for your barbeque this weekend?  Try my Eggplant, Tomato & Onion Gratin! I came up with this recipe last summer because I was looking for one more way to use eggplant in a quick and easy way and this did the trick.  If the skin on the eggplant is too hard for …

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Sauteed Summer Corn and Basil

Don’t you just love seeing the trucks on the roadside piled high with corn fresh from their fields?  And, at the farmer’s markets too?  You just can’t resist corn that is so fresh and sweet right off the cob.  I know it isn’t the easiest to digest but if you can, go ahead and  treat yourself a time or two …

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