I love having an herb garden. Many times, I have beautiful herbs but I don’t take full advantage of them. Basil is one of the herbs that gets overlooked. I like to make a Caprese salad–sliced tomatoes, topped with sliced Mozzarella cheese and basil with a viniagrette dressing drizzled over the top, but I still have a lot of basil that needs harvesting. I am sharing a recipe today that will give you a cool meal on a summer night…
The fresh produce is rolling in. In fact, it’s hard to know what to do when you have so much at once. I have a great idea for the zucchini. Everyone will love this–and don’t tell them, it’s actually healthy for them. One note of interest, this Saturday, there will be farm fresh corn on the cob at your local meat market. They will have plenty of zucchini as well. Zucchini Pizza Bites 2 zucchini 2 tablespoons of olive oil 12…
Today we had a great adventure. We went to a Farmers’ Market in Jarretaderas. This is a neighboring colony to Nuevo Vallarta. They have their market every Tuesday and it brings everyone together. I enjoyed watching the locals pick out their tomatoes, limes and pineapples. The items we purchased included avocados, peppers, onions, pineapples, tomatoes, bananas, mangos, jalapeños, cilantro, strawberries and lettuce. We love to make salsa, guacamole, and fresh salads while we are on vacation. If you have the…
I went to a Farmers Stand yesterday–$25.00 later I had so much fresh produce I had no where to store it. We had fabulous green beans and corn on the cob last night. Tonight we are having Eggplant Parmesan. I love this dish. This recipe is so simple. I have adapted this to make it Paleo friendly and gluten free. Enjoy![amd-zlrecipe-recipe:22]