Let’s start with some real talk about jackfruit. It’s huge. It’s heavy. It takes a long time to prepare. But it’s so, so good. So if you have the time, and the inclination… or if you’d just like to look at one, come along for the ride. What is Jackfruit? Jackfruit is an enormous tropical […]
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Vegan Breakfast Recipe With Fresh Tomatoes
In summer, your garden-fresh, ripe tomatoes should be a part of every meal – and that includes breakfast. We’ve got a super-fast, super-easy, and super-satisfying vegan breakfast that will ensure that your tomatoes get a starring role. It is approved by thesinfulvegan.com and is said to be perfect to get in your stomach before hitting […]
What’s for School Lunch? Vegan UVWYZ Salad
Imagine a school cafeteria where kids eat an alphabet’s worth of produce from arugula to zucchini – including a vegan salad called UVWYZ Salad.” A school lunch fantasy land? Not in the world of School Nutrition Plus, one of the country’s most cutting-edge school food companies. In this company’s vision, an array of colorful fruits […]
Rhubarb Cake, Three Ways
Now that we’ve had a chance to talk about rhubarb, let’s look at one of the most delicious things you can do with it: Make a rhubarb cake. One of our favorite cakes ever, of course, is Mom’s rhubarb küchen, which is a German fruit cake. Basically, you make a crust, top it with […]
Rhubarb 101 and Basic Rhubarb Sauce
What the heck is rhubarb? And how/why/with what does one eat it? You’ve got questions, and we’ve got answers, after having spent a childhood practically immersed in rhubarb (OK, not literally). We also just received a beautiful gift of rhubarb from our friends at Melissa’s Produce, so we can’t wait to talk about rhubarb and […]
Olive Harvest at Highland Springs
If it’s fall in California, it’s time for the olive harvest… and if you’ve got 750 olive trees, you’re going to need some helping hands. That’s what’s going on this month at Highland Springs Ranch, a historic California ranch and inn with olive trees that date back as far as 1854. Why the big push […]
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