Category: Recipes

Rare & Unusual Tropical Trees & Plants, Flowering, Fruit, Native, Palm, Bamboo, Heliconia, Hummingbird, Butterfly

Getting to the Root of Things

Once again Richard Lyons’ Nursery is pleased to pass along to readers a very informative e-newsletter published by Brooks Tropicals. This one is about eddos, yucas and boniatos, the tropical equivalent of temperate zone spuds. We think you’ll be impressed with the interesting range of recipes recommended for incorporating these tasty and nutritious roots into…
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March 4, 2016 0

Food Treats Using Calabaza

Richard Lyons’ Nursery cannot emphasize enough how fortunate we in southern Florida are to be able to grow a wide variety of tropical vegetables and fruits. One of the more versatile food crops is calabaza, whose season is just starting. For ideas on using calabaza throughout the fall and winter, take a look at this…
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October 9, 2015 0

To Your Good Health!

By now everyone knows the benefits of healthy eating, and one of the best ways to achieve that goal is by incorporating fresh fruit into meal planning. In our part of the world, we are particularly blessed to have a large variety of tropical fruits available to add unique tastes to what we consume in…
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September 18, 2015 0