Asparagus is spring’s most luxurious vegetable. It was once cultivated for medicinal purposes as a natural remedy for blood cleansing and diuretic purposes. A member of the Lily family, there are over 150 varieties of asparagus. White asparagus, cultivated in the dark, lacks chlorophyll allowing for the product to be white. While Europeans prize white […]
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Food Tip of The Week: Grapefruit
The United States is the major producer of grapefruit in the world and is also the biggest grapefruit consumer. Florida grows about 80 percent of the U.S. crop, and half of the world’s production in essentially two areas of the State, Central Florida and the Indian River. Texas, California, and Arizona as well as Florida, […]
Neighborhoods: White Marsh , Maryland
White Marsh Maryland is a suburb of Baltimore with a population of 9,216. White Marsh is in Baltimore County and is one of the best places to live in Maryland. Living in White Marsh offers residents a sparse suburban feel and most residents own their homes. In White Marsh, there are a lot of restaurants, […]
Vegetables You Can Plant Now Before the Last Frost
You know how it is, the winter seems to drag on forever and you are itching to go and dig in the dirt and plant your garden. Now, it’s bad to jump the gun and plant warm-weather crops early, but you don’t have to wait until the last frost to plant your garden! the Longest […]
Neighborhoods: Catonsville, Maryland
Catonsville is a suburb of Baltimore with a population of 41,547. Catonsville is in Baltimore County and is one of the best places to live in Maryland. Living in Catonsville offers residents a dense suburban feel and most residents own their homes. In Catonsville there are a lot of parks. Many young professionals live in […]
Neighborhoods: Owings Mills
Owings Mills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Baltimore. The population is 30,622 as of 2020. In approximately 1700, pioneers arrived in the area of Owings Mills. Samuel Owings constructed three mills near Gwynn’s Falls. One of the mills was utilized for grinding […]
Food Tip of the Week: Avocado
Most of us think of the avocado as a vegetable, but the “alligator pear” or “butter pear” as it was originally known, is a fruit. Unlike other fruits, avocados are not terribly sweet, have a creamy texture, and contain quite a bit of fat. The fat they contain is monounsaturated, the type you want for […]
Neighborhoods: Towson Maryland
Towson is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 57,796 as of 2020. It is the county seat of Baltimore County and the second-most populous unincorporated county seat in the United States. Towson was officially settled in the 18th century (1752) when two Pennsylvania brothers, named […]
Food Tip of the Week: Celery
Next time you want a delicious snack, try a few stalks of crunchy celery. It is excellent when eaten raw or with vegetable dips. There are 2 main types of celery: Pascal and Golden Heart. Pascal, also known as green celery is the more popular in the United States. Celery has been commercially grown for […]
Food Tip of the Week: Broccoli Raab
Broccoli Raab is a vegetable related to the cabbage and turnip family. It looks like miniature broccoli with long thin stems. popular in Italy. Wildly popular in China. And the No. 1 vegetable in Hong Kong. It works under many aliases: Broccoli rabe, Turnip broccoli, Broccoletti, Rapini, Rapine, Rappi, Rappone, and Rapa. Probably in an […]
