Breakfast has always been kind of a problem for me. As is the case with all good Moms, mine wanted us to all have a nutritious breakfast before going off to school. Sometimes that meant eggs, which I liked, but often it meant oatmeal which I didn't like at all. To my way of thinking, Mom giving us oatmeal was a terrible injustice, since she wouldn't touch it herself. My aversion to breakfast, which persists to this day, was not Mom's fault though. It just comes too early for me - I really only ... Read More about Greens & Nectarines Protein Smoothie
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Summer Fruit Galette
From a fresh food point of view, I don't think there is a better time of year than early August. It seems like everything is ripe, and ready for the plucking. Our garden is bursting with cucumbers, squash, beets, green beans, the first of the tomatoes and sweet peppers, along with the already harvested onions, garlic and shallots. I always feel like a millionaire when the leeks are ready to eat, and ours now are. The herb garden is ready to add it's own special touches to everything else we reap ... Read More about Summer Fruit Galette