One of the best things about spring and summer is all the fresh herbs and vegetables to be harvested.  Our family is enjoying our CSA box of fresh locally grown lettuces and greens each week from Lester Farms.  I used to buy bottled dressings but once I made a couple of varieties of home made […]

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Here’s a refreshing salad to kick start spring – Fresh Strawberry Greens Salad with Fresh Strawberry Poppy Seed Dressing.  I used a mix of kale, spinach, and baby Romaine but you certainly could vary the greens to suit your tastebuds.  The cold English cucumber, pecan pieces, and Feta cheese nicely compliment the greens and berries. […]

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I am excited to be working up some recipes for Lester’s Farms.  With the coming of May and strawberry harvest, I’ve created a Fresh Strawberry Poppy Seed Dressing.  This dressing compliments Fresh Strawberry Greens Salad as well as Fresh Strawberry Fruit Salad.  This dressing is perfectly tongue teasing, being just sweet and tangy and light […]

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The Turkey:   One of our favorite ways to prepare our Thanksgiving bird is to slow roast her in the oven after brining.  For best results you need a roasting pan that elevates the bird on a rack, allowing the drippings to drain below and away from the bird as it cooks.  I got mine […]

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One of my favorite dressings is not one I can purchase at the grocery. But it is so very easy and is delicious over certain salads or served as a veggie dip. Here’s all you have to do: Mix equal parts Ranch Dressing (I had O’Charley’s) and Salsa (I used our recently canned salsa) together […]

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