Cindy's Recipes and WritingsAccording to the Pennsylvania Marketing and Research Program, the key to great-tasting sweet corn is freshness. The sugar in sweet corn rapidly begins turning to starch within hours after being harvested. About 40% of the …
Cucumbers Know Your Fruits and Veggies
Are you cool as a cucumber? Probably not. A cucumber like its cousins watermelon and cantaloupe, are high in water content. Eating a cucumber can quench your thirst. Taking that idea a few steps further, …
Cranberries Know Your Fruits and Veggies
Whether you’re a fan of cranberries in sauces, baked in breads or crammed in cookies you are in luck. Cranberry season is upon us! Mid to late October is harvest season for these delicious red …
Cauliflower Know Your Fruit and Veggies
This cole crop vegetable is part of the cabbage family along with broccoli and Brussels sprouts. These vegetables grow best in cool weather. You can grow a spring and fall crop. You can eat it …
Cabbage Know Your Fruits and Veggies #DailyDishMagazine
Cabbage is a vitamin, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant packed vegetable. It is easy to prepared in so many ways. You can eat it raw, steam it, boil or fry it. You can use the leaves as …
Cantaloupe Know Your Fruits and Veggies
Cantaloupes are part of the Cucurbitaceae family which includes melons, squash, pumpkins, cucumbers and gourds. Another name for these fruits are “muskmelons”. These melons are high in Vitamin A and Vitamin C. Select melons that …
Carrots Know Your Fruits and Veggies
Carrots are one of the most versatile vegetables. These orange root beauties are packed with nutrition. A medium-size carrot has 25 calories, 6 grams of carbs, 2 grams of fiber and more than 200% of …
Blueberries Know Your Fruits and Veggies
We crave fats and sweets even though we know a diet rich in these isn’t good for us. So why not replace some of that sugary sweet craving with a naturally sweet fruit like blueberries? …
Broccoli Know Your Fruits and Veggies #GardenSense
Broccoli is one of those vegetables where people will choose sides. You either love broccoli or hate it. Ask any child which side they pick. You will most likely get a yes to it cooked …
Bok Choy Know Your Fruits and Veggies
Bok Choy, (Brassica chinensis) is a type of Chinese cabbage with dark green leaves mounted on thick white stalks. This vegetable can be found in most stir-fry dishes and even deep fried and served as …
Black Beans Know Your Fruits and Veggies
Black beans taste great in a variety of dishes. These beans are among the superstars of the bean world; high in fiber, protein, folate and antioxidants. The high quality fiber and water content in beans …
Beets Know Your Fruits and Veggies
Beets are one of my favorite vegetables. I love them roasted. Slow oven roasting brings out the sweetness. Pair them with other root veggies like carrots, tubers like potatoes and bulbs like onions and garlic …
Artichokes Know Your Fruits and Veggies
Artichokes are a member of the thistle family. Looking at one makes it seem coated in armor. When you eat an artichoke you are eating the bud of the plant. If left to grow it …
10 Avocado Recipes Know Your Fruits and Veggies
Avocados are in peak season from March through September. Use this fresh seasonal fruit with berries in a smoothie. It also makes a great dressing enhancer instead of mayo. Stack some slices between your buns …
Apricots Know Your Fruits and Veggies
Apricots were free for the picking when I was a kid. There was an old, gnarled apricot tree full of fresh, juicy fruit located up the street. There was also an old groundhog that lived …
Alfalfa Sprouts Know Your Fruits and Veggies
Alfalfa is a perennial legume that serves many purposes. It is a popular forage crop for cattle. Alfalfa is also left to dry and harvested as hay. This legume is also used as a cover …
Acorn Squash Know Your Fruits and Veggies
Acorn Squash It might seem a bit early to be thinking about Acorn Squash but it an all-time favorite of mine. I love it stuffed or just baked and served with butter and brown sugar. …
Acai Berry Know Your Fruits and Veggies
Acai berry is often called a superman among antioxidants. The pulp of this reddish-purple berry has a power punch for its size. According to WebMD, some studies show acai pulp is richer in antioxidants than …
Aburana Know Your Veggies Garden Sense
You may not have heard of Aburana, but you probably have eaten some form of this plant. It is also known as rape as a green and rapeseed when used as an oil. These native …