Valarie Russell on July 30th, 2012

We will be at the market from 4-7 on Wednesday under the pavilion on the corner of Bank and Market streets in beautiful New Albany, Indiana. There will be several other vendors set up as well…Rookies Cookies, local honey from Starlight, homemade soaps, Chef Walker’s Famous Barbecue and other produce vendors. Tomatoes will be the veggie of the day […]

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Valarie Russell on July 30th, 2012

This is a recipe that my niece, Amanda from Seattle, fixed this weekend and passed on to us. I decided to fix it this evening since we have an abundance of zucchini and always need a new recipe to use some of it up. It was wonderful, I wanted to share it with all of you. Hope you enjoy […]

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Valarie Russell on July 25th, 2012

Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes…. what a bounty we have right now. We will have many varieties too choose from; Cherokee Purple, German Pink, Mr. Stripie,Super Beefsteak, Carolina Gold… just to name a few. Stop by and see Kenny’s unique collection, a fine selection to suit most any tomato connoisseur. Kenny’s eggplants are beautiful right now and there are […]

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Valarie Russell on July 23rd, 2012

We will be at the market from 4-7 on Wednesday under the pavilion on the corner of Bank and Market streets in beautiful New Albany, Indiana. There will be several other vendors set up as well…Rookies Cookies, local honey from Starlight, homemade soaps, Chef Walker’s Famous Barbecue and other produce vendors. Tomatoes will be the veggie of the day […]

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Valarie Russell on July 23rd, 2012

Many moons ago, Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest discovered the pleasures of planking—cooking fish on wood over a smoldering fire. Plank grilling is easy. It’s fast and tastes phenomenal. Start with precut wood planks from Russell Veggies or get some from the local cooking stores. Cedar, cherry, hickory, pecan, maple, apple and alder work […]

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Valarie Russell on July 18th, 2012

Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes…. what a bounty we have right now. We will have many varieties too choose from; Cherokee Purple, German Pink, Mr. Stripie, Japanese Truffle, Beef-master, Carolina Gold… just to name a few. Stop by and see Kenny’s unique collection, a fine selection to suit most any tomato connoisseur. Kenny’s eggplants are beautiful right now and there […]

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Valarie Russell on July 18th, 2012

This is just a little something I threw together the other night to use up the extra watermelon we had in the refrigerator. I love balsamic vinaigrette and Feta on most any type salad, and this was delicious!   8 cups cubed seedless watermelon 1 small red onion 1 cup slivered almonds, toasted 1 cup fresh […]

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Valarie Russell on July 16th, 2012

We will be at the market from 4-7 on Wednesday under the pavilion on the corner of Bank and Market streets in beautiful New Albany, Indiana. There will be several other vendors set up as well…Rookies Cookies, local honey from Starlight, homemade soaps,Chef Walker’s Famous Barbecue and several other produce vendors. Tomatoes will be the veggie of the day […]

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Valarie Russell on July 16th, 2012

This fruit salad has such a surprising mix of flavors and is so easy to prepare we find ourselves having it quite often. It’s simple to make only taking about fifteen minutes to prepare. If you take the time to make the melon balls it will take a few minutes longer, so shorten your prep time by cutting melons […]

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Valarie Russell on July 11th, 2012

We will have plenty of veggies on Saturday; several varieties of tomatoes including heirlooms, sweet corn, new potatoes, green beans, zucchini – both green and golden, summer squash, as well as “candy” onions, Swiss chard, cucumbers, green peppers, cherry tomatoes, egg plant, cabbage, etc… Peaches are in abundance right now, we should continue to have […]

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