The weather was perfect for making Yakir’s mother’s beef shank stew. We added parsnips, Dutch Red Potatoes, gingerroot and other vegetables from @MelissasProduce, add well as cumin, turmeric, plenty of peppers, and eggs. Enjoyed it with Afghan bread. So good! #middleeasternfood

Gifts from Talented Friends from the @melissasproduce Culinary Club: Long Life Era hat & mug from @NannyBubby , co-author, Long-Life Era® Longevity Cookbook. Handmade tumbler made by Nandita Godbole,TEDx speaker, author of 7 cookbooks. A Serbian table covering from @AHungryPen

Delicious #Uzbek savory pastries, #Turkish #baklava, kebabs & homemade stuffed vegetables and grape leaves at United By Tastes & More, a food festival in Media Park in Culver City, California. We loved this chance to sample a variety of foods, to see old friends & make new ones!

Quinoa Salad with Delightfully Sweet Surprises -- Sweet red Muscatos grapes, dried cranberries and @melissasproduce balsamic glaze liven it up, with savory feta cheese, walnuts & arugula. Inspired by a recipe in Dreaming in Spice: A Sinfully Vegetarian Odyssey by @PulapakaHari

Avocado Toast - which is your favorite? 1) With luscious #heirloomtomatoes 2) With delicate #smokedsalmon Both kinds of #avocadotoast have the new Avocado Toast Seasoning blend from @MelissasProduce , which adds a savory onion flavor.

Picking our persimmons! These are Hachiya persimmons, sweet and delicious, our favorites! These the kind that must be soft when you eat them; if they are hard, they're too astringent to be enjoyed to be enjoyed. #persimmons

Our delightfully different parsnip soup is healthy too. It has fennel and a garnish of #pomegranate arils, #pinenuts, citrus zest and parmesan. Recipe from Long-Life Era® Longevity Cookbook by Marla Letizia @NannyBubby & Jean Bokelmann, MD. Ingredients from @MelissasProduce

Hummus with Beets and Pine Nuts – My Snack of the Month! Easy to make, healthy and delicious! Recipe from Long-Life Era® Longevity Cookbook by Marla Letizia @NannyBubby & Jean Bokelmann, MD. Ingredients from @MelissasProduce #hummus #freshforthelonglifeera

Best green salad I made this year! Arugula, #pomegranates, pumpkin seeds, coconut, beets & more from @melissasproduce from Long-Life Era® Longevity Cookbook by Marla Letizia @NannyBubby & Jean Bokelmann, MD.

Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay , which is celebrated in 20 states & Washington DC. At @MelissasProduce we enjoyed traditional dishes by @chefpyet , author of Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American & Mexican Cooking, including Wojape BBQ Bison Meatballs & 3 Sisters Salad

Lunching for Longevity I can’t wait to make the scrumptious dishes from the newly published Long-Life Era® Longevity Cookbook by Marla Letizia @NannyBubby & Jean Bokelmann, MD, from our lunch #MelissasProduce! Beet hummus, sweet parsnip soup w pomegranate #freshforthelonglifeera

Healthy delicious #quinoa salad that I made from YOUR #GLP1 GAME PLAN by @heidiskolnik (@Littlebrownspark) with #butternuet squash froom @MelissasProduce with edamame, chickpeas & peppers!

Latino Restaurant Week Long Beach begins today! Celebrating the cultural heritage & culinary talent of #Latino-owned restaurants & chefs with exclusive menus, signature dishes & special deals. At the kick-off event we enjoyed queso-birria, paella, Argentine asada, ceviche, sushi

Wouldn’t have thought the delicious, filling lunch @MelissasProduce was designed for dieters! Menu from Your #GLP1 GAME PLAN by @heidiskolnik (@Littlebrownspark) had chicken summer rolls with peanut sauce, beef chili, cheesy quesadillas, candy bar bites, banana almond milk shake!

Wouldn’t have thought the delicious, filling lunch @MelissasProduce was designed for dieters! Menu from Your #GLP1 GAME PLAN by @heidiskolnik (@Littlebrownspark) had chicken summer rolls with peanut sauce, beef chili, cheesy quesadillas, candy bar bites, banana almond milk shake!

Happy Simchat Torah! Simchat Torah, the holiday of rejoicing of the Torah, begins at sundown. In Israel it began yesterday. It’s a fun holiday celebrated with sweet treats, wine, music & dancing. We made a fruit platter with pink & yellow elephant mango, pepinos, starfruit

Latino Restaurant Week Long Beach begins October 5. Had delicious dishes with sensational flavors at the kickoff event, including spicy shrimp clam mussels paella, beef quesadillas, barbecued #argentinebeef, #latinorestaurantweek #longbeach

Happy Sukkot, The Citron Holiday! This week is the Jewish holiday of Sukkot celebrated by spending time in a hut called a sukkah. A round citron called Etrog is part of the ceremony. I grated a Buddha’s Hand citron for for my salad dressing. #melissasfreakyfruits @melissasproduce

Don’t Let Those Spines Deter You! Spiney Chayote from @melissasproduce is delicious & sweeter than the usual chayote! I like them raw & crunchy, or cooked & tender. To peel, hold it with tongs. I roasted slices with onion, elephant garlic & dried mushrooms. #melissasfreakyfruits

This Freaky Fruit is Fabulous! Jackfruit is the largest fruit on the planet. Happy to have one from @melissasproduce! It takes effort to prepare but its taste is out of this world—sweet & with plenty of character. A bonus--it contains chestnut-like seeds! #melissasfreakyfruits