Share One of my favorite recipe websites is Culinate.com. I have an account there where I can find recipes as well as type in my recipes and store them and share them with friends. Today, I was looking up my favorite cookie recipe, Bluebird Millet Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Plums when I stumbled upon...
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Share I know it may sound disgusting, but I just had to try it. I got a recipe with my Bluebird CSA share box to add collard greens to my smoothies as a way to get the wonderful nutrients in collards into my diet without having to cook. Recipe for Green Smoothies 1 cup...
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Share Today’s Bluebird CSA Sharebox included the ingredients for a healthy salad made with locally grown buttercrunch lettuce, Rome apples, and pecans. This is what I made and everyone in the family loved it! Apple Feta Salad Rinse, tear and drain artisan lettuces. Add thinly sliced apples, crumbled feta cheese, and chopped pecans. Toss...
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Share When we picked up our Bluebird CSA Sharebox, it came with some recipes to try. We tried two of them and hope you will too! Rosemary Pecan Crusted Trout Chop pecans finely and mix with McCormick Crusting Blend and fresh chopped Rosemary. Dip Tilapia in whisked egg then pecan crusting blend. Place crush...
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Share This week, I’ve signed up for the Bluebird CSA. Yes, that’s what I said, “What’s a CSA?’ It is a cooperative partnership between our local rural farmers and the community. We have purchased a share box which will arrive next week. Whatever the farmers produce, we will get a share. Since it is...
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Share I just never dreamed I would try this, but since we’ve been adding more fresh, local vegetables to our diets we needed an idea for turnips. Frank Mason of the Bluebird Market suggested we try Turnip Fries. Since my husband (AKA Pizza Doctor) is the main cook in our home, he got the...
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Share Farmer Bob of James Family Farms showed us how to prepare a healthy squash casserole in only 10 minutes. Ingredients: 3 yellow squash (cubed) 1 Idaho potato (peeled and cubed) 1 Vidalia Onion (diced) 1 tbs of butter Sweet Basil (optional) Dump all ingredients into a microwave safe bowl and heat for 10...
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Share Today, I visited the Bluebird Market in Thomaston, Georgia where Farmer Bob showed up with his locally grown apples. He told us how wonderful applesauce is when made with 1/2 Rome Apples and 1/2 Granny Smith. So, I rushed home with my apples and made some applesauce. It is so EASY and healthy....
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Share Today at the Bluebird Market, my favorite local farmer (Bob James) did a demonstration on making home made pimento cheese. He grows his own pimento peppers and roasts them in organic olive oil for this delicious recipe. “Kickin” Pimento Cheese Recipe Ingredients: 16 oz shredded cheddar cheese 16 oz shredded Velveeta cheese 1...
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Share If you are struggling to get your children to eat vegetables, then you may want to try this “sneaky” idea. Puree vegetables in a blender and then add the purees into recipes your children like. I did this for years sneaking vegetables into meatloaf, hamburgers, and soups. But, now there is a cookbook...
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