Kale gets all the love, but I think it’s time collards got their share.
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Papaya Coladas
We pass miles of neighborhoods on our way to the Florida Keys, and I think everyone’s got a papaya tree in their backyard. Maybe they just stand out to me because they tower high above the fences and rooftops with big, snowflake-shaped leaves and rows of fruit.
Grouper Fritters with Key Lime Sauce
Three steps for the ultimate Florida Keys sunset experience: 1. Mix up some cocktails. 2. Make a batch of grouper fritters. 3. Find some chairs outside and turn them to face west.
The Florida Keys
Our annual pilgrimage to the Florida Keys is coming up. I can’t wait to cross all those bridges over the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, where the waters are a thousand shades of turquoise, and roll down the windows to catch that salty breeze.
March in Bloom
Davis Island has a spectacular display of tabebuias for a couple weeks each year. I think this one in my friend Kathy’s yard is the prettiest of all.
Guacamole Deviled Eggs
Here are a couple things that might come in handy for you this weekend: some hard-boiled egg tips and some seriously good deviled eggs.
Southern Tomato Pie
This is the height of Florida tomato season. Our state is the nation’s top tomato producer, shipping more than 1.1 billion pounds of them every year. That doesn’t even count what we grow in our own backyards. Even if you’re not growing them, you can find a place to pick your own perfectly ripe tomatoes right here.
Double Chocolate Stout Cake
… with Baileys buttercream. I don’t like long-winded recipe titles, but you should know what you’re getting into here. This is a St. Patrick’s Day celebration cake!