Watermelon defeated eighth-seeded cucumber!

These two ingredients are essential to the best dips you’ll ever taste…salsa and guacamole. But which one wins out in a match-up? Will it be tomato or avocado?

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Happy August, everyone!  It’s time to start celebrating some fun food holidays now that we’ve entered a new month.  Let’s start by celebrating our favorite fruit, because August is National Peach Month!  Read more to check out my absolute favorite peach recipes! Read the rest of this entry »

When I last visited Green City Market, the peaches were just beginning to surface. A true symbol of summer, I had forgotten just how sweet and tasty these sun-soaked beauties can be. Have you been tempted by the abundance of peaches in farmer’s markets and in grocery stores like I have? Here’s a list of both sweet and savory recipes to help you make the most of this seasonal treat. And it even goes beyond the  ordinary crisps, cobblers or crumbles (hey, what’s the difference between those anyway?) Check it out after the jump!

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While I visited Green City Market last fall , I had yet to reap the benefits of their summer produce until this past weekend. And with purple rain carrots (pictured above) to squash blossoms to tables of fresh herbs to the best raspberries I have ever tasted, there was certainly a lot to see (and taste). I wish I lived closer to the market so I’d be able to pick up this awesome produce every weekend but regardless, I’ll definitely make an effort to go back more regularly. I definitely need more of those raspberries.

Check out some other great snapshots and recipes to match after the jump!

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