Pumpkins and Squash HAVE YOU BEEN TOLD THAT YOU NEED TO EAT MORE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS but fish and flax seeds just aren’t your thing?  There’s good news!  ...

Peas MOST PEOPLE DO NOT THINK OF PEAS AS A LEGUME, but they are, and as such they are a great source of protein and iron.  Green peas are also a rich source of...

Habanero Peppers EVERYONE NEEDS A LITTLE EXTRA SPICE IN THEIR LIFE every once in a while.  We’ve been known to add habanero to just about everything—even our...

Squash SUMMER SQUASH HAS NEVER BEEN A FAVORITE. WHY? The world population of zucchini is just too great!  You can’t eat enough or give enough away.  Even though...

Tomatoes I COULD GO ON AND ON about my love affair with tomatoes.  Last year we planted over 16 varieties  (there are actually over 4,000 different varieties)....

Eat Your Vegetables---even parsnips PARSNIPS ARE RELATED TO CARROTS AND CELERY and have a slightly celery-like fragrance and a sweet and peppery taste.    They...

Carrots CARROTS CONTAIN THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CAROTENOIDS. Beta-carotene, alpha-carotene and lutein. Lutein in particular is thought to play an important role...

Beans NOTHING IS BETTER THAN A POT OF GREEN BEANS and boiled new potatoes.  Nothing! Green beans are a good source of Vitamin K (which is important in bone formation),...

Radishes RADISHES WERE THE FIRST “CROP” I EVER GREW. My grandfather bought me a pack of seeds when I was 7 years old, and even in the red-clay soil of piedmont...

Melon ONE OF MY PERSONAL FLAWS is that I am an ice-cruncher.  I always ask for extra ice in any beverage that I’m served.  I suppose I’m hot-blooded and need...