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Category Archives: Fruit
Amazing crop of tomatoes this year – pears too -some of our animals passed while a new animal joins the family – sweet rescue
After our beloved Central Asian Shepherd puppy of 1.5 years Smokey, died suddenly in her sleep a month ago we have been searching through rescue places for another rescue who could get along with our three cats. We found one … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Dogs, Family, Fruit, Gluten Free, Jams, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged cooking with kids, crops, dogs, farming, fruit, goats, jams, pear butter, pears, rescues, tomatoes, urban farming
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Little Farm Crops of fruit and vegetables this year – spectacular because of all the rain! YAY~
We have an abundance of wonderful fruit this year. And are making jams, relishes and compote like crazy! The family are happy as are friends as we are bearing giffs whenever we meet! Here are just a few of our … Continue reading
Passover – an important holiday with family and friends – how blessed we are!
We were blessed this year to have a full house – family mainly with a few dear friends. I took special care with the table – since our children may well take on the seder responsibilities in years to come … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Fish, Fruit, Live Events, Prayers and Religion, Raising Children
Tagged Cooking for family, cooking with kids, family, Grandma, Passover, Pesach, praying, Reading, religion, Sharing with children, stories
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Passionfruit Dessert – by Lynda – divine!
We grow passionfruit on The Little Farm. We used to grow them in South Africa and love the taste. My daughter in law’s mom Lynda makes the BEST dessert from Passionfruit – and here it is! Thank you Lynda! Passionfruit … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Fruit, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged cooking with kids, dessert, Dulce De Leche, family feasts, Granadilla, grandma cooking with kids, Jello, lemon jello, Passionfruit, passionfruit pulp, sweetened condensed milk
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Apples and Cinnamon – what a great combination! Any time of year!
This recipe started out very high in calories but with the substitute unsweetened apple sauce it is still delicious and lower in total calories. Apple Cinnamon Cake 1/3 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2/3 cup white sugar 1/2 … Continue reading
Ever tried baked salami? It is Divine!
Here is a very old ( not healthy but yummy) recipe for baked salami that my friend Ilene gave to me. DELICIOUS!! Baked Salami (Oldie but Goodie) This is an oldie but goodie recipe, and everyone loves it always. Rarely is … Continue reading
Persimmons are so tasty any style! They are weighing down our trees right now – and we love them! And a super family photo
Persimmons are great in fruit salad, eaten on their own, in persimmon pudding or persimmon bread. Here is a great recipe – enjoy Persimmon Pudding Ingredients Ripe persimmons enough to make two cups of pulp 3 cups of milk 1.5 … Continue reading
Persimmon Bread – we have a huge crop this year so we make and freeze this to enjoy all year long
This is adapted from a James Beard Recipe. Higher amounts of sugar make the bread more moist. I left out the walnuts and the liquor since we prefer our bread without both. Persimmon Bread Little Farm Style Ingredients 3½ cups … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Fruit, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged cake, fruit, James Beard, Little farm, Persimmons, raisins, seasonal fruit, winter fruits
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Weird but worth trying! Banana Tea!
I tried this – and it tasted good – and has no calories I LOVE bananas – we grow them – but they are pretty high in calories if you have more than one. This tea is supposed to help … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Fruit, Gluten Free, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged banana, Banana Tea, fruit, recipes, sleep aid
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Getting cooler – time to bring out the Slow Cooker! And making bread with the grandsons!
I LOVE making bread with my grandsons – such fun kneading it just a few Fridays ago! Lucky me! Fortunately throwing the dough around to pick up the pieces helps it taste even better! Clean hands for all little boys … Continue reading
A recent meal at Spago in Beverly Hills – truly sublime!
Here is a starter dish at Spago’s restaurant in Beverly Hills – cuisine at its best!
Posted in Art, Blog, Fruit, Meat, Other wonderful treats, Starters
Tagged 5 star restaurants, beauty in food, Beverly Hills, Cuisine, Michelin Star Restaurants, Spago, Wolfgang Puck
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A recent board retreat at our Little Farm – of course all board members left with goody bags!
Recently we held a board retreat at our Little Farm for a board on which I serve. It was productive and fun too! I made sure that all board members left with goody bags filled with cheese, jams, papaya and … Continue reading
Papaya from The Little Farm – as delicious as it looks!
Papaya grows like crazy at our Little Farm -and it tastes wonderful with warm salted ricotta as well as blended into a drink or accompanying curried chicken salad – truly versatile and wonderful. Papaya Drink: Blend a peeled and seeded … Continue reading
Nectarines and Peaches from the Little Farm – the taste cannot be compared to those from the market
If you have ever tasted fruit from the tree – you know the difference in taste from the pasty, cardboard, hard and tasteless fruit that is offered to us for purchase in supermarkets. Even organically grown fruit is put into … Continue reading
Our Little Farm Produce – Cherries of the Rio Grande – yum! Also Surinam Cherries!
We grow multiple exotic fruits – one is this amazing cherry – Cherry of the Rio Grande – isn’t it beautiful? Tastes amazing too! And here are Surinam cherries – an entirely different taste but also delicious!
Passion fruit Pound Cake – YUM!
We grow a lot of passion fruit and we love to cook with it. Dishes as simple as regular fresh fruit salad with lots of papaya and pineapple, mango and passion fruit and then desserts – oh my goodness. Just … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Fruit, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Tips
Tagged buttermilk, passion fruit, pound cake, self rising flour, tips
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Divine Strata – dessert or a fancy brunch dish – the kids LOVE it – you will too!
Most strata are made with cheese and spinach – and are delicious. I tried this one as a dessert or brunch strata and it worked so well that I wanted to share it with you. The only downside is that … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Fruit, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged breakfast, brunch, cooking with kids, dessert, family, Little farm, Strata, strawberries
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When berries are a bit squashed – make a smoothie!
I often find that even the best berries eventually ( some sooner rather than later) look squashed and so really cannot be served elegantly. Here is a great way to make use of them – and preserve the good taste … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Fruit, Gluten Free, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Tips
Tagged blackberries, brown sugar, orange juice, raspberries, smoothie, tangerine juice, tips
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Face painting for little ones! Such fun!
Hanging out with the grandkids is the best thing that I do in my life. The twins Noah and Gabriel decided that face painting was what they wanted. So at a recent farmers market – they became ‘skeleton’ and ‘monster’. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Fruit, Little farm products, Raising Children, Recipes
Tagged citroen, Face painting for kids, Grandma, Little farm, urban farming
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Tagine Cooking – Middle Eastern Chicken – Cooking with Kids – this is an easy one
I bought some Tagine’s from World Market ( Cost Plus) recently to decorate an outdoor table -since I needed something that could take extreme heat, cold, water and sunshine – and Tagines which are middle eastern Dutch ovens do exactly … Continue reading
Posted in Fruit, Little farm products, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice
Tagged chicken, cooking with kids, dried fruit, organic, Tagine cooking
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