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Category Archives: Party Food

endive salad serving

December 5, 2014
by Mimi Holtz
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For the Holidays: Try an Endive Salad!

I love trying new things, don’t you?  Now I have a new favorite salad…and it’s an endive salad!  I was asked to use some special products to create a side dish for a holiday menu, so I came up with … Continue reading →

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vertical cookies with text

November 30, 2014
by Mimi Holtz
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Cinnamon Nut-Crisp Cookies

Most families have their favorite cookie recipes, with memories of special family times associated with each recipe.  In our family,  chocolate chip cookies have been the most popular.   My grandmother had a recipe for soft ginger cookies that she … Continue reading →

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Rodgers' casserole

November 23, 2014
by Mimi Holtz
19 Comments

Baked Yams and Pears with Bourbon, Pecans, Bacon, and Maple Syrup

Looking for some new ideas for side dishes this holiday season?  Me too!  And I have found another favorite new recipe in Rick Rodger’s The Big Book of Sides: More Than 450 recipes for the Best Vegetables, Grains, Salads, Breads, Sauces, and More. … Continue reading →

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salad with butternut squash

November 17, 2014
by Mimi Holtz
5 Comments

Harvest Salad with Glazed Butternut Squash, Pearl Onions and Warm Apple Cider Vinaigrette

Butternut squash and pearl onions are having a party in this Harvest Salad with Warm Cider Vinaigrette to celebrate Melissa’s Produce Fall Challenge with the San Diego Food Bloggers.  The colors of the holidays are already dancing together as the … Continue reading →

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white sweet potatoes with orange mojo

November 16, 2014
by Mimi Holtz
4 Comments

White Sweet Potatoes with Orange Mojo

Do you know about white sweet potatoes?  Last year I posted my recipe for Mashed White Sweet Potatoes…something I had not tried before.  Today I tried making a recipe from Rick Rodger’s The New Big Book of Sides: More Than 450 … Continue reading →

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Welcome! I’m Mimi Holtz!
Here you’ll find stories about growing avocados and protea, recipes, and lots of adventures.
When I was in my 20’s, I moved to California
from my home state Vermont.  I’ve been living on an avocado farm for 45 years, married to the farmer
who planted the trees in 1971.
Together we’ve raised 4 children  and now we’re grandparents.    Glad to have you here!

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