Orchard Fresh Blog
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May 31, 2012
A Natural Beauty – Onyx
Recently, I left the beautiful place I called home for 24 years of my life and moved approximately five and half hours south (by plane). For nine months I have been adjusting to changes in culture, language, climate, and diet, to name just a few – I love adventure! When I go to my favorite corner store that sells fruit, vegetables and other basic food items, I come home with a bag full of produce that lasts an entire week for my husband and me...
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May 18, 2012
A Natural Beauty - Onyx
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May 15, 2012
Strawberry Shortcake!
Strawberry season is officially here! For a few weeks now my husband and I have been "sneaking" up to the patch with our boys just to snitch a few of the early berries. Do they ever taste good!
Our two-year-old delights in running up and down the rows and gobbling up anything with a hint of red and sometimes even the white ones. Our four-year-old has more refined tastes and picks the ripest ones. It's so much fun to watch them delight in these delicious berries.
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May 11, 2012
What's YOUR Favorite Asparagus Recipe?
It's asparagus season! Thankfully this uniquely flavored vegetable has a pretty long season in Pennsylvania - from April to June. It seems like everyone has their favorite way of preparing asparagus, so we asked our Facebook fans how they liked to eat asparagus. Little did they know, their recipe suggestions would be featured on our blog! Here's what they said...
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May 10, 2012
Mediterranean Diet
Mediterranean Diet
by Nancy Tirrell
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May 3, 2012
Losing Weight by Eating Real Food with the South Beach Diet
The last time I went into serious diet mode, I lost 20 pounds. After hitting that milestone, I didn't exactly fall off the wagon. I jumped. I'd had enough of artificial food: diet soda, fat-free dressing, imitation sour cream . . . I wanted real food. And so I ate it--too much of it, unfortunately. After a few years, I was back where I started. I had to do something, and buying bigger clothes was not an option. But how could I lose weight without eating fake food? And how could I finally keep it off?
