Happy Unique and Bizarre Month

Do you know what 'month' June is?

Well, according to Holiday Insights, June has 10 different unique and bizarre things the month is named for.

Some are cute and totally unknown to probably everyone except other people who search on 'holidays' and find this site. June is Candy Month, Dairy Month, and Aquarium Month. Did you know it is also "Flight of the Filthy Fly Month"? That is the most unique and bizarre one and I don't think I want to know any more about it.

As a retail fruit and vegetable bouquet shop, I was happy to see that June is also National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month.

 Here in Florida, we have been enjoying local fresh fruits and vegetables for several months now. Starting the year with oranges, grapefruit, lemons and limes and going to strawberries, blueberries and tomatoes. My little garden was full of fresh broccoli, cucumbers and leaf lettuce this spring. Yum!

Our friends further north are a few months behind us in having ripe, fresh fruits, but even in the far north you can see the lush growth, flowering and subsequent delicious fruit growing. Personally, I can't wait for farm fresh peaches from Georgia and South Carolina, they are coming soon!

Check out our website for our newest creations. The Citrus Burst is a refreshingly light combination of pineapple, oranges, honeydew and cantaloupe with a surprise topping of Key Lime. It is so summery to look at and delicious to eat.

Enjoy your favorite fruits and vegetables during Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month!

It's Blueberry Season!

When I was growing up, my mother used to talk about going blueberry picking in Connecticut with her mother and sisters. She used to tell me how sweet those little berries were as they picked and ate as many as went into the pails.

Here in Florida we have U-Pick-em farms for blueberries as well as strawberries. And because our climate is so much warmer than Connecticut, our blueberry season is just about over. But the berries are readily available in stores, full of antioxidents that are good for you, and still very sweet.

Along with your blueberry muffins, pancakes, pies and on your cereal, I thought you might like this Berry Parfait recipe from  Self Magazine.

BERRY PARFAIT
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
• 2 cups skim milk
• Juice and zest of 3 lemons, divided
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
• 1 pint blueberries
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
PREPARATION
1. Whisk milk, juice and zest of 2 lemons, sugar and cornstarch in a pot over medium heat until mixture thickens, 3 to 4 minutes. Let cool 2 minutes. Whisk in yogurt. Cook blueberries, juice and zest of remaining lemon, and sugar in another pot over medium heat, mashing until a chunky sauce forms, 2 to 3 minutes. Divide graham cracker crumbs and sauce among 4 glasses; top each with 1/2 cup yogurt pudding. Chill 1 hour.
The skinny
243 calories per serving, 1.7 g fat (0.4 g saturated), 51.8 g carbs, 2.6 g fiber, 7.5 g protein

Enjoy the fruit bouquets from Flowers to Eat™