Bob BenensonAug 181 min readWatermelon-Feta Salad: One of the Easiest Tasty Things You Can MakeRECIPES l I posted about the 18+ pound watermelon I'd received, and predicted I'd soon make watermelon feta salad. Self-fulfilling prophecy.
Bob BenensonJul 101 min readYou Won't Sing the Blues Over These Berry Unconventional RecipesRECIPES l There are usual ways most people enjoy blueberries. But Natural Awakenings Chicago has 2 recipes that aren't the same old same old
Bob BenensonJun 292 min readHonk If You Love GooseberriesFRUIT l Berry season. Strawberries are about over, but we're on to blueberries, red and raspberries, blackberries ... and gooseberries?...
Bob BenensonJun 192 min readWe're Having a Heat Wave — Protect Your Tomato PlantsGardening l Tomatoes thrive when growing in very warm weather. But there are limits: Severe heat can be deadly to tomato plants.
Bob BenensonJun 93 min readLife is Just a Container of CherriesFarmers Markets l Cherries are the latest variety of delicious local fruit to hit Chicago's farmers markets.
Bob BenensonMay 172 min readBerry Good News: 1st Strawberries are In!Thursday was a lot, but I managed to squeeze in a first-of-the-season visit to the late afternoon/evening Lincoln Square Farmers Market in t