Origins of Fruit and Vegetables inspires with history and art
Jonathan Roberts collects 40 essays on how produce shaped culture and art from beans in Greece to avocados 100 million years old. The book pairs maps botanical drawings Botticelli and Van Gogh to illustrate produce’s role and make a handsome coffee table item. It’s in Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
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Greece
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van Gogh
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Mediterranean Vegetable Salad and Red Beet Root Mix
Two unique salad recipes: a Mediterranean vegetable salad with cucumber, peppers, tomatoes, greens, bread croutons, olives, feta and herbs seasoned with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. and a Red and Orange Root Salad of carrots and beets with endive and greens, dressed with balsamic vinegar and peanut oil, serving four.
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Anaheim
Salad Tossing Returns as Dining Drama in Salads
Joyce Rosencrans notes salad tossing once defined American dining but faded with bottled dressings and casual entree salads. A revival suggests a continental ceremony with a large bowl, washed greens, herbs, light oil, and careful tossing to coat every leaf, ending with a balanced vinegar or lemon dressing.
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Clementine
Latin Shrimp Chowder a Quick Between-Meal Treat
Latin Shrimp Chowder blends pasilla and jalapeno with milk and bread crumbs for a quick 30 minute soup that can become a main dish. It uses shrimp corn cilantro and green pepper with butter onion and spices to yield four hearty servings with nutrition notes per serving.
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David Mattingly
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This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!