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Summer is Here!

May 30, 2018 by Nicole Coudal

Purple Lantana

The approach of summer in Florida has telltale signs including afternoon rains, high humidity levels and pesky little Lovebugs that fly into our hair, stick to the grills of our cars, and generate exclamations of ‘Yuck, it’s Lovebug season already?!?’  Those little pests are also harbingers for fishermen who know that when they show up,…

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Filed Under: Odds & Ends Tagged With: garden fresh, home garden

Rosemary & Lemon Shortbread Cookies

May 25, 2018 by Nicole Coudal

rosemary lemon shortbread

Rosemary is a beautiful, fragrant herb known for remembrance and friendship.  It’s also a source of iron, calcium and B-6, and even has ancient healing roots for ailments like muscle aches, memory loss and hair loss. This stuff has it all! Because it thrives in a sunny climate and loves rain (we’ve been having a…

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Filed Under: Sweets & Desserts Tagged With: garden fresh, lemon zest, rosemary

Rosemary-Garlic-Lemon Marinated Veggies

February 23, 2018 by Nicole Coudal

Marinated Veggies

My garden is thriving, thanks to milder temps in Florida this time of year. It has been an eventful few months, including lots of work prepping beds, composting, planting, staking, weeding and watering, while suffering a few tragedies due to record-cold temps (the squash gave up and the bunching onions, well, they bit the dust),…

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Filed Under: Vegetables & Sides Tagged With: garden fresh, healthy, home garden, my garden

3 Uses for Chives

July 13, 2017 by Nicole Coudal

chives 3 ways

Years ago I read a wonderful book by Julia Cameron called The Artist’s Way, a self-paced workshop of sorts, with lots of thoughtful exercises and writing assignments, all designed to unlock inner creativity. Julia’s theory is that once you do that, you can apply creative thinking to all facets of your life. I live with a…

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Filed Under: Odds & Ends Tagged With: chives, garden fresh, herbs, lists

Lime, Honey & Rosemary Popcorn

July 6, 2017 by Nicole Coudal

Sweet and Spicy Popcorn

When I was a kid my mom made popcorn in her pressure cooker pan (without the valve, of course) on the stovetop, and that pan always made a perfect batch. Today, I still like to cook it at home — finished with just a simple dusting of salt (or none at all, for that matter)….

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Filed Under: Appetizers & Snacks Tagged With: garden fresh, honey, lime, popcorn, rosemary, spicy

Zucchini Pancakes with Blistered Tomatoes & Basil

April 27, 2017 by Nicole Coudal

Zucchini Pancake with Tomato

Zucchini is being grown right now at local farms like Geraldson Community Farm and Honeyside Farms, so you should be able to find it at the farmer’s market, but it’s also available year-round from growing zones outside of Florida.  This squash is great because it can be used in a variety of dishes like bread,…

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Filed Under: Vegetables & Sides Tagged With: everglades tomatoes, fritters, garden fresh, geraldson community farm, safari zucchini, zucchini

Roasted Beet & Basil Salad

March 17, 2017 by Nicole Coudal

Beet Salad with Basil and Cumin

Late last Fall, my husband and I built our first raised beds for our new garden.  Let me just say that we are NOT experienced gardeners, and whatever knowledge I retained from my childhood vegetable gardening in New England is pretty much irrelevant when it comes to Florida gardening. . .But as Canadian farmer Brian…

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Filed Under: Vegetables & Sides Tagged With: beets, garden fresh, geraldson

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