Last week my daughter and I went to Dover, Florida to pick strawberries. While we were out there, we stopped by a hydroponics farm and picked a lot of vegetables. I was in the mood for a few days of salads and raw vegetables. I find in cleansing and refreshing. I know some people choose to do something periodically, like a colon cleanse, but I personally just like to stop eating all meats, dairy and carbs for a few days. I let the fresh fruits and vegetables clean my system.

When the star fruit tree out in the yard was giving fruit this past fall and winter, I was juicing the star fruit and drinking that for a lot of my meals. I t tasted like a milk mix of oranges and bananas to me and the juicing process made the liquid thick and frothy, like a smoothie. Yum. I am looking forward to the tree not being dormant anymore. Right now, we just have apples and tomatoes ripening, with blueberries right behind. The oranges and lemons are just tiny right now. That is one of the things about living that in Florida that really rocks – we have access to fresh food all year around.