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Beyond tasting great, leafy greens are good for you in so many ways. They're chock full of nutrients, including vitamins K, A and C, manganese, folate (listen up, pregnant and soon-to-be pregnant ladies!) and calcium. They marry well with a variety of flavors and can pair with nearly any cuisine.

What are your favorite ways to enjoy leafy greens?

Learn more:

• Leafy greens, every day
• Greens for every season
• The virtues of greens
• PCC Deli salads: in a class all their own

Learn:

• Johansen Ranch producer profile
• Winter citrus primer
• Sensational winter citrus recipes

Recipes:

• Sparkling Rosé Melon Cooler with Lavender
• Cool Cucumber Mint Sparkler

SOME GUIDELINES FOR "DRINKS FROM THE GARDEN"

The basic formula: Blend perfectly ripe fruits or vegetables with tender herbs or blossoms, citrus juice and your favorite sweetener in your blender or food processor and finish with a splash of something sparkling like dry soda, sparkling cider or a sparkling wine.

Make a batch of simple syrup and keep it in the fridge to blend with lemon or lime juice for your own lemonade or to bring out the punch in other fruits. Recipe: 1 part unrefined sugar to 1 part water. Simmer to dissolve the sugar and chill.

Try steeping woody herbs like lemon thyme, rosemary or sage in hot simple syrup for 30 minutes. Strain out the herbs and chill the flavored syrup to use in your creations!

More suggestions for delightful garden drink combinations:

• Blueberries, strawberries and/or blackberries with fresh basil, lime juice and honey. Finish with sparkling cider. • Peaches or nectarines with lemon juice, lemon thyme-infused simple syrup, and rose petals. Finish with Moscato d'Asti or your favorite sparkling wine. • Apricots (peeled) with fennel fronds, lemon and honey. Finish with pomegranate dry soda.

Discover our selection of fresh and dried chiles and learn how to handle and roast chile peppers with PCC Cooks instructor and local chef Devra Gartenstein in this three part video series.

Chile pepper video series:

• Get to know chile peppers - (Part 1 of 3)
• How to slice and seed chile peppers - (Part 2 of 3)
• A deliciously simple way to roast chile peppers - (Part 3 of 3)

This is a lovely, classic winter soup, warming and delicious. Caramelizing the leeks and roasting the garlic give depth and complexity to these winter staples, and the carrot-horseradish cream adds color and spark. Enjoy!

Recipes:

• Caramelized Leek and Yukon Gold Bisque
• Carrot-Horseradish Cream