A friend of mine just stopped by the restaurant and asked if I can use few zucchinis. Of course, I said.  She came back and handled me three large bags of beautiful fresh zucchini.  She told me that she planted several zucchini plants and now she does not know what to do with all the [...]

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Several of my customers asked for tips and recipes to cook eggplant to get ready for their backyard crops.
Eggplant Spread (Baba Ghannouj)
makes 3 cups
2     1-pound eggplant
3     cloves garlic, mashed
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup tahini*
1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
salt to taste
-Pierce the eggplant in a few places. Place on a charcoal grill.  Grill until skin begins [...]

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On my father’s farm, he has a greenhouse full of strawberry plants. My father always loses money on his strawberries.  The secret of my father’s lack of success was recently revealed when he confessed publicly (within the family) that he believed that his clients were no better than he was, so he always chooses the best [...]

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