Well I am back on the road, and cannot tell you how much I miss
Marin County! During the 40 day stay home the boys and I did quit a bite of sight seeing around Marin and the Bay Area! Out in West Marin well Bolinas to be exact Curtis Jr fell in love with this road side organic vegetable stand it is open 24/7. 24 hours a day 7 days a week! The produce varies from season to season; last week there were the most wonderful Spanish, kale, and lettuces, butter, green leaf, red ruffled leaf, plus Bibb lettuce. There was Swiss chard, green, white, and stripped. One could also find kohlrabi (are you wondering what this vegetable is?) Keep coming back to Recipes for Living you will learn about the kohlrabi and other bulb type vegetables. Speaking of bulb or should I say round vegetable the little stand had the most outstanding potatoes I have had! These potatoes were ugly but o-so tasty! I made mashed, baked and boil spuds and the kids loved them all!

As the saying goes the show must go on! Or to make a living I must go on the road! This morning it is 20 degrees in my Hometown of Conyers Georgia, making it hard to get out of bed when I woke at 5 a.m.! However now around 8 a.m. the sun is shinning bright and the temperature is up to about 30! How I wish I were in Novato on my way to Indian Valley to play golf or off to hike up Mt Burdell! Instead yours truly will be out and about around the East Atlanta Metro area and off to South Georgia searching for foods that scream fresh. One Farm I will be visiting is Hound River; you may have read about them in the New York Times. Hound River Farms is said to raise some of the tastiest lamb in the country! I’ll let you know after I have a taste!

Here is a recipe I have been having fun with lately, feel free to change the ingredient to suit your taste, you can use red onion, or broccoli add celery or pear how about cheese? When I get it right although it taste good now, this will be the recipe I demo in Louisville Kentucky April 20, 2009

Pasta and Produce Salad
1 pound cooked pasta (cork screw)
1 bunch Spanish (washed and torn into bite size)
1 sweet onion diced
1 carrot peeled and diced
1 fugi apple cored and diced
1 / 2 cup raisins
1 / 2 cup toasted nuts

Dressing
1/ 3 cup vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil!
1 orange
1 / 2 fresh berries
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

Method
In large salad blown combine first 7 ingredients set aside
To another bowel combine dressing ingredient blend well
Add to pasta toss and serve
I f you want to see pictures of the Organic stand in Bolinas go to www.screamingfresh.com and to get a head start on the lamb visit http://www.houndriverfarm.com/ Peace