The Fruit of Immortality… A Bit of History: Six thousand years is a long time to wait! According to Chinese mythology, the immortals gathered once every 6000 years to partake of the Feast of Peaches. They consumed peaches from a sacred tree that blossomed only once every 1,000 years and took 3,000 years to ripen….
A Recipe for Peach, Plum, & Blueberry Sangria Sangria, from the Spanish and Portuguese, literally means bloodletting. It refers to the beautiful, ruby, red color of what has become a favorite summertime beverage in the US. Once again, we have those marching Roman legionaires to thank for spreading the tradition of drinking wine. As the…
A Recipe for Blueberry Anise Seed Jam served with Oats, Peaches, Blueberries, & Almond Milk Blueberries are one of the few foods that are truly, naturally occurring blue in color. The flavonoid, anthocyanin, gives blueberries their beautiful color, but more importantly provides antioxidant effects in the human body. Antioxidants fight molecules known as free radicals…
A Recipe for Roasted Peanut & Sesame Seed Nut Butter with Homemade Fresh Strawberry Jam Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches have always been one of my top comfort foods and it is still my favorite combination of all time. As a child, my sandwiches were always either grape or strawberry jelly with smooth peanut butter….
A Recipe for Dragonfruit, Blueberry, Strawberry, Orange Juice, and Banana Smoothie. Like everyone else around the globe, I have not been running many races this past year. However, I do have fond memories of a local race that is spectacular: The Charlie Post Classic. It’s a beautiful, meaningful race, that honors a local runner and…
Locals Only…Charleston Edition Vol. 2 Introduction: Eating local, seasonly available items always has a special appeal to me, partly because it is how my ancestors in Italy and Greece ate. Before the days of globalization and widespread availability of speciality food items in many countries, people only had access to what was grown seasonally from…
A Recipe for Fattoush Salad featuring fresh local produce & toasted bread over mixed greens. Fattoush is a type of bread salad native to the Levant region and said to have originated in Northern Lebanon. It typically consists of tomatoes and in season vegetables, fried leftover bread, and fresh herbs and spices. Not only is…
A Recipe for Kamut, Sugar Snap Peas, Asparagus, & Cherry Tomatoes tossed in a Lemon-Miso Mustard Galangal (Ginger) Vinaigrette While I was researching facts for this post, I stumbled across a story about the rediscovery of an ancient grain that is probably the stuff of legend, but still a great tale. Khorasan wheat, or available…
When Life (Or Your Mom) Gives you a Bag of Lemons… My mom came over toting a humongous bag of lemons. Seriously, lots of lemons. Thankfully, I love lemons and the weekend was coming up which means one thing in my house: PANCAKES…. Lemons always remind me of Italy, especially the Amalfi Coast. My husband…