Cocktails from Puerto Rico

Juanita Mimosa

Since I’ve been on vacation, it is time to start catching up.  Our vacation in San Juan, Puerto Rico and St. Croix was a blast!  I had some interesting cocktails that use herbs, fruit and/or vegetables which I need to share. On my birthday, we went to Café Berlin in Old San Juan and I had a Juanita […]

Kohlrabi Varieties

Purple and White Kohlrabi

The variety of this kohlrabi is called Vienna and it comes in purple and white.  Now this variety is best picked when the bulb which grows above ground is 3 inches wide.  That’s when it is nice and tender.  If it gets bigger than a tennis ball, you won’t be happy with the flavor.  Now […]

Bok Choy Varieties

Violetta Pac Choi

This is a pretty and smaller pac choi or bok choy.  Here is what I love about this one:  1) it is purple on top with green veins on top and green underneath so it provides a nice contrast in the garden, 2) it is much slower to bolt than other varieties that I have […]