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Field Trip Friday – “One Seed” Program

October 19, 2018 By Nicole Coudal [comments]

Field Trip Friday Sarasota's One Seed Program

(Field Trip Fridays capture interesting, fun, food-related and/or fishing adventures that I like to share with you!) 2015 was the first time I heard about Sarasota County’s selection of Orphan Train for its “One Book, One Community” effort, sponsored by the Library system and the Historical Resources department (you might have a similar program in your area). It’s a community-wide project in which residents are encouraged to read the same book, concurrently, and come together to discuss it ...

Warm Vegetable Salad

“You don’t win friends with salad,” says Homer Simpson. I disagree! I adore salad and actually have lots of friends who love it, too. Heck, I’ve even started new friendships over salad! Fresh salad is awesome – tender greens, crisp veggies, something crunchy like toasted nuts or bacon, maybe grilled salmon or chicken or some…

The Poetry of Food

I love the inspiration for this blog post, which was originally published October, 2015. It’s a fitting time to re-circulate it, since southwest Florida is coming into its growing/harvesting season after a long, hot summer, and farmer’s markets are in full swing. So, I’m looking forward to seeing all the wonderful things growers are harvesting…

5 Uses for Fresh Lemongrass

Lemongrass is a lovely, citrus scented herb in the grass family – it has a very pleasing lemon scent, and cooking with it offers none of the bitterness of the actual lemon, so it’s versatile in sweet or savory dishes, spicy or mild. But do you find yourself with lots of lemongrass and don’t know…

Cheesy Polenta with Roasted Veggies

You might recall that I’ve been lacking in the cooking inspiration department lately. . . Thankfully, signs are pointing toward improvement! I know this because I’ve been paying attention to what other food writers are cooking, noticing what’s fresh/in season at the farmer’s market, what’s on special at the supermarket, and even thinking about Fall-type…