By Nancy Whitaker

PICKIN’ DANDELIONS

A lot of people who know me are familiar with my love of food. I love to shop, look at, take pictures of, cook, and eat food.

I would not call myself a gourmet by any means, but I do like to think of myself as “adventurous” in the kitchen. I certainly have had my share of “kitchen horror” stories, but all in all, through the years, I have learned how to whip up a good meal.

While shopping for food this week in a large retail store, I was enthralled with their produce department. I noticed the different kinds of tomatoes. There was a type I had never tried before called a mandarin tomato.