recipes on my mind

{photos courtesy of Eats Well With Others, Ambitious Kitchen, and Pure Kitchen, respectively}

// barley salad with kale, pistachios, and feta //
// avocado, watermelon, & cucumber salad //
// lemon vanilla "custard" tarts //

Nothing will have you craving fresh food, as in fresh from the garden, more than a trip to California wine country where many wineries have their own vegetable gardens, and the restaurants do too. And, even when they don't they source veggies and fruits from the abundance of locally grown goodies.

These three recipes are so fresh ... they feature a great variety of vegetables and fruit, and they leave out what we don't need - processed junk or sugar.

I am making the tarts today; I have my cashews soaking. I want to make the avocado, watermelon, and cucumber salad after going to the farmers market on Sunday; I am hoping for some local cucumbers. Maybe I will add tomato, too.