It’s Spring and Cinco de Mayo! A perfect combination of celebrations. Cinco de Mayo is a celebration created by Mexicans living in America in the late 1800s. Celebrated in America, but not much south of the border, it is in memory of the victory of a small Mexican army over a 3 times as large French colonial force.
Smoothies are an easy way to get a meal on the run. A fast tasty snack loaded with vitamins, minerals, and protein. This is an easy way to “eat” those greens that you may not like but that are good for you.
Bunnies love Carrots, and there’s a reason for that. Carrots are loaded with Vitamin C and make a delicious dessert to satisfy any sweet tooth.
Have you noticed that in the winter, fresh fruits and vegetables often look limp or wilted? If you are looking for better taste and nutrition, try frozen fruits and veggies. Why? Because they are allowed to fully ripen in sunny fields where they are grown.
We are approaching the March weather, which means rain, snow, sleet, warm one day, freezing the next and spring sun trying to chase away the winter gloom. You never know! That’s why we’re rooting (Hay Ray!) for those root veggies that give us what we need to get through the weather craziness.
Tomatoes, their red, succulent and the juicy taste you can only get from our Harvest Home Farmer’s Markets. Fresh, locally grown, ripened on the vine, and picked the day before you get them. Full of taste and loaded with nutrition.
Celebrate the beginning of summer with a Picnic in the Park (If it rains, have it at home with your favorite picnic blanket). Harvest Home has some easy, delicious, and healthy ideas to help you. Prepare Yummy snacks that keep down the calories, quick and easy carry-with-you macaroni salad and chips from your oven that taste better and are a lot better for your overall health.
Grilling is not just for meats. You can also grill your zucchini, tomatoes, eggplant and corn on the cob, peppers, onions and even leafy greens that you can purchase from a Harvest Home market near you. Grilling brings out their flavor, increases the intake of vegetables in your diet and you can avoid cooking meals to go with that BBQ meat. Plus, slow cooking on a grill gives you nutrition you can easily absorb. It is also a great way to cut down your prep time on Labor Day meals.
