Recipe Spotlight

Use Fresh Florida Fruit to Create Your Own Spread by CAROL CORLEY We live in a state where fresh fruit is available almost all year long, and enjoying fruit in jams is a good way to boost health with vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber. This time of year, Floridians can easily get fresh blueberries, strawberries, watermelons, […]

Use Freshly Picked Blueberries to Pep Up Your Palate by CAROL CORLEY Blueberries are one of the foods where you start your dining enjoyment with your eyes. The delicate fruit is best when its color is at its deepest beautiful blue — almost purple to black. The berries can have a bloom — a light

Versatility of Tomatoes Means the Possibilities Are Endless by COURTNEY LAWSON Florida is a major producer of tomatoes, meaning we have more than our fair share available to cook and experiment with.  Tomatoes are amazing because of their versatility. There are so many ways to use them; the possibilities are endless. Whether you use them

by COURTNEY LAWSON Early spring in Florida means strawberry season! Whether you are in North, Central, or South Florida, there is a strawberry variety for you.  Although there are five types of strawberry commonly found in Florida, I will offer up some other varieties you may not have heard of and we will talk about

From Flower to Fork: Florida Offers a Truly Edible Landscape by COURTNEY LAWSON Florida… land of the flowers. We are blessed in this state to have many beautiful flowers, but did you know that many of them are also edible? Because of our wonderful climate and biodiversity, we are able to grow a multitude of

Southern Comfort Foods Make Holidays Cozy, Bright by CAROL CORLEY Although we live in the South, the concept of Christmas seems to coincide with snow — a white blanket covering the world, snowmen, Santa’s reindeer pulling a sleigh. The classic songs talk of dreaming of a white Christmas, and we put an evergreen tree covered

Is It Getting Chili in Here?! by CAROL CORLEY Sometimes easy in the kitchen can be healthiest. Like chili — it may take a lot of time and use a lot of ingredients, but overall, it can be easy. Put a bunch of ingredients you love in a pot, cook for the prescribed time, then

The Season for Seasonings by CAROL CORLEY As a girl, I considered my mother a very good cook — our meals were excellent. Her flavorings consisted of salt and pepper and maybe bay leaves with roast beef. Once out on my own and meeting friends of different backgrounds, I learned of so many more options

Kick Off Autumn With the Taste of Pumpkin Spice by CAROL CORLEY You know it’s fall when you start hearing about all things pumpkin spice. It’s one harbinger of autumn that gained so much popularity that scientists have researched to find out what exactly is behind the fan following. As it turns out, the flavor

by CAROL CORLEY Avocados are versatile and delicious when eaten alone or added to foods like hamburgers, salads, smoothies, and even desserts. Better yet, they are a superfood known to contain 20 healthy vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients, including C, E, K, B6, riboflavin, niacin, folate, magnesium, and potassium. Even the fat is considered good for