No "PhotoShopping" here. My friend Claudia Comay took this picture on a farm about two hours north of Auckland, New Zealand in 2011. She's the main driver and photographer in the family, often making U-turns, she says, "to capture gems much to the groans of other passengers in the car. " Claudia says, "I've gotten … Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day

Barbara B. wrote in to ask me what's inside the strawberry. You know, the strawberry that dangles off of the iconic tomato pincushion.  That strawberry. Barbara is making some strawberries and wants to know what the commercially made pincushion strawberries are stuffed with. (She's stuffing hers with coffee grounds.) I'm so glad she asked. I … Continue reading What’s in that strawberry?!