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The Power of Citrus By Rebecca Taggart Once upon a time in the Victorian era, citrus fruits were rare and expensive, a delicacy to be enjoyed only on special occasions. Earlier still, the presence of oranges or lemons literally could make the difference between life and death for sailors suffering from scurvy on long voyages. [...]
By Chris Mittelstaedt It was the kind of month that gave a grown man a hangnail—the really nasty kind that snags easily on wool sweaters in dry fall air and requires Neosporin and a superhero Band-Aid. I had been working a case that had me stumped. Ginny Grapefruit had rolled into my office looking for her roots. [...]
Recipe courtesy of Delilah’s Farm INGREDIENTS 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon finely chopped rosemary 1 cup citrus juice, orange and grapefruit combined 1 tablespoon citrus zest, orange and grapefruit combined PREPARATION In a small saucepan, heat the water and sugar until the sugar is completely melted. Remove from heat and add the [...]
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Q: Why do some citrus have seeds and some don’t? To find out, The FruitGuys asked Emily Thacher Ayala, farmer at Friends’ Ranch in Ojai, CA (Ventura County). Friends’ grows Pixies, not the fairies, but the little seedless tangerines that everybody loves, plus other great citrus such as Tahoe Golds, W. Murcotts, and Yosemite Golds. [...]
Don’t be alarmed by this fruit’s blood red interior. The taste is excellent – think orange with a tart hint of berry. Blood Oranges are native to the Mediterranean. Share and Enjoy:
So you made it through the holidays (Happy New Year, by the way!) and now you’re wondering what it was all about. Why did cousin Barry wear a kilt and rugby socks to your grandmother’s holiday dinner, and why did everyone feel uncomfortable when Aunt Clarisse spilled sherry on your father and called him a [...]
INGREDIENTS 2 14.5 oz cans of organic cannellini beans, drained and rinsed 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1 bunch of asparagus, rinsed, ends removed, and chopped into 3- inch pieces 1 bunch of baby beets, scrubbed, peeled and quartered 1 head of rapini, coarse stems removed and leaves chopped 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced 2 [...]
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The Clementine is surely a darling. Developed by Father Clement Rodier from a sweet tangerine and the somewhat bitter Seville orange. A zipper peel with few seeds and tangy taste. The Clementine is surely a darling. Developed by Father Clement Rodier from a sweet tangerine and the somewhat bitter Seville orange. A zipper peel with [...]
Bob: “Jane, we’re here in client services where Engineering is finally getting the chance to redeem themselves against Outbound Marketing. It’s been a tough winter Olympic season for Engineering whose last encounter with marketing in the pairs fruit-figure-impersonating performance was a disappointment. Their two-star fruit impersonators missed on a daring grapefruit-triple-eyebrow-axel that cost them a [...]
Day 26: The marsh of cubicles has cursed our party. We lost Lenny two days ago to the gurgling fried dough found in the quicksand pits of a budget-planning meeting. Sue has been eating the native Bundt cake that grows wildly here and drinking soda like it was stagnant stump water. Her sugar crash-induced lethargy [...]
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