It is strawberry season and we have the cutest U-Pick strawberry farm near us. I have an admission to make, I had never been to U-Pick farm until last Saturday. This may not seem strange to you, but I have been living within 15 miles of them for almost 20 …
Flan is an egg custard dish with a caramel sauce on top. This traditional Spanish dessert is a nice compliment to any Paella dinner. It can be made ahead of time.
Americans are wasteful when it comes to food. According to Feeding America “every year, 72 billion pounds of food goes to waste while 37 million Americans struggle with hunger”. Who is responsible for this waste which ends up in our landfills? Studies have shown that Americans acknowledge food waste is …
Paella was originally considered a peasant’s dish, cooked by farmers or laborers over a wood fire fueled by orange and pine branches. In addition to rice, any other leftovers remaining such as tomatoes, onions, snails, beans, chicken or rabbit were added to the dish. I learned how to make Paella …
Like most people, I am tired of the shelter in place order in effect here in Texas. Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, I was already working from home so my weekday schedule has not changed. My weekends on the other hand are a different story. We are currently staying at …
Andy Stein always loved sea fairing vessels and his childhood dream was to become a Merchant Marine. At the age of 17 he sent an application to the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship and he was accepted into their program. Andy was so excited and could hardly wait to graduate from …
I made my first to visit Hanoi Vietnam in 1997 to visit some of our customers. I was working for Paramount Export Company and we had started to ship California table grapes and Washington apples from the United States to Vietnam. When I arrived in Vietnam, I learned that my …
Penang nicknamed “The Pearl of the Orient” is a state on the northwest coast of Malaysia. It occupies two parts: an island (Penang Island) as well as a strip of the mainland.Both land masses are connected by two of the longest bridges in Malaysia. My first visit to Penang was for …
My first day on the job as a journalist; I am the little girl sitting on the desk. My grandfather (standing in the photo) was the publisher for the Philippine Herald. I would often go to visit him at his office in the afternoon. Photographer-Unknown. August 1966. Manila Philippines.
According to Payscale.com less than 2% of Americans are directly employed by the agriculture industry. Yet there are many more people and jobs throughout the United States (and the world for that matter) which are dependent on it. Approximately 1 in 12 American jobs is directly related to agribusiness. While there are …
