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Summer Salad with Citrus Infused Vinaigrette

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INGREDIENTS Salad ingredients: 2 heads mini lettuce or 1 large head of lettuce 4 radishes 1/4 bunch cilantro 2 heirloom tomatoes 1 avocado Vinaigrette ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1 tablespoon orange juice, freshly squeezed 1 teaspoon honey 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon salt PREPARATION Wash lettuce and rip [...]

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Refreshing Early Summer Salad

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INGREDIENTS Salad: 4 cups romaine lettuce, washed and ripped into bite-sized pieces 1 avocado, halved, pitted, peeled and coarsely chopped 1 cucumber, ends removed, peeled, cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced 1/2 cup cilantro, rinsed and finely chopped Apple Cider Vinaigrette: 1 cup olive oil 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1 clove garlic 1 [...]

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Profile: Chaffin Family Orchards

Chaffin Family Orchards

Oroville, CA – Oroville is a gold rush town in Butte County, CA.  Oro means gold in Spanish, and during the Gold Rush prospectors stampeded over the area in a greedy frenzy.  When Del Chaffin came to the area, he was looking for riches of a different kind—a valley where he could grow crops year-round. Del [...]

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Like Buttah – Avocados

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Among the colorful treasures in your TakeHome box this week are a couple of emerald Hass avocados. The avocado (Persea americana) originated in south-central Mexico about 10,000 years ago.  It was several millennia before wild avocados were cultivated, and many more before “the mother tree” of all Hass avocados was born in a backyard in [...]

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Lime and Squash Chili with Crimini Mushrooms

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Lime and Squash Chili with Crimini Mushrooms Adapted from Bon Appetite INGREDIENTS 2 Tablespoons olive oil 4 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced 1 Delicata squash, peeled, seeded and chopped into ½ inch pieces ½ pounds of Crimini mushrooms, thinly sliced 4 cups prepared chili beans 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano 6 cups chicken or [...]

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Simple Satisfying Salad

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Simple Satisfying Salad INGREDIENTS Salad: 1 head of red butter lettuce 6 radishes, rinsed and thinly sliced 1 cup of prepared chili beans 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced Balsamic Vinaigrette: ¼ cup olive oil ½ cup Balsamic vinegar 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 large clove garlic, peeled and minced ½ teaspoon salt PREPARATION Wash [...]

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Avocado

The Resplendent Quetzal bird has vibrant color and 3 foot long train. Its domain is the Cloud Forests and it sups on avocados. Slice open an avocado, knock out the pit and scoop up the velvety flesh and let this fruit take you from the office and into an exotic jungle. Share and Enjoy:

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Avocado

One of the most rare and pleasant fruits of the island. It nourisheth and strengtheneth the body, corroborating the spirits and procuring lust exceedingly‚ said one of this fine fruits early discoverers. Read more detail about Avocado nutrition in this back issue FruitGuys News. Share and Enjoy:

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The “Alligator Pear”

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Here in California we enjoy a long avocado season, thanks to the Mediterranean climate of the southern coast. However, we also have a region susceptible to the ravages of our California weather. Each year it seems the avocado crop can be in peril of damage from drought, freezes or fire. The avocados tough hide gives credence to its moniker as [...]

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