If you are growing your own papaya, there are many ways to enjoy this fruit besides when it is fully ripe. Before we moved to Hawaii and were living and growing papaya in Florida, I had no idea that you can eat this fruit like a vegetable. Other fruit you can eat in the green […]
I had my first raw cacao bean sprinkled with a little cayenne pepper. I was told this is what really is meant by hot chocolate. The seed has a sweet fruit coating that lightly covers it. The seed alone tastes a little bitter. When raw out of the shell, they are soft, not hard like […]
One of the things that scared us the most about owning milking cows was how were we going to keep getting them pregnant. When we bought our first cow, Charlotte, she was already pregnant. So, we had some time to figure this quandary out. I was surprised to find out that many people don’t know […]
One day a neighbor drove by our farm and stopped. I watched as he hoisted his boy over the fence and the little man ran to the mountain apple tree for some drops. With as much as he could carry, he was smiling and running back to his dad for his triumphant boost up with […]
This March black sapotes are going off. Lots of things to do with this yummy fruit dubbed “the chocolate pudding fruit.” I like to eat it halved with some sea salt. Kat likes hers with sea salt and cinnamon. Mix it up with some cacao and honey for a chocolatey treat. Or you can try […]