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Spinach Salad with Toasted Pecans

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Adapted from vinegartart.com INGREDIENTS 1 bunch spinach, washed thoroughly and cut or torn into bite-size pieces 1 large or 2 small ripe pears and/or apples 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1/4 cup olive oil 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1/4 cup shaved or freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 cup pecans, chopped and toasted (see Cook’s note) [...]

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Mick Klug Farm, Saint Joseph, MI

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By Heidi Lewis The USDA classifies family farms as “any farm organized as a sole proprietorship, partnership, or family corporation.” But a cold definition is never the whole story, is it? Mick Klug grew up on his family’s farm. His parents established their 40-acre farm in the 1930s. The reason you often hear of farms [...]

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Apple Pear Cobbler

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by Tanya Milosevich INGREDIENTS 4 apples (any combination), peeled, cored, and cut in eighths 2 pears (ripe, but not too soft), peeled, cored, and cut in eights 1/2 cup sugar, divided (brown or white) 1 cup flour (white, whole-wheat, or a mixture) 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons cold butter 1/3 cup [...]

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Asian and European Pears Share Ancestry

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Separated at Birth By Heidi Lewis What most of us recognize as a classic pear is the European Pear (Pyrus communis), cultivated since the Bronze Age – the Botticelli form, Audrey Hepburn neck, and colors ranging from eye-popping chartreuse to jewel-toned maroons and golds. The buttery quality that we equate with many European varieties can [...]

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Praising The Pear

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A Pear A Day Keeps Sickness at Bay By Rebecca Taggart Apples have gotten such a good rap (“an apple a day keeps the doctor away”) that the closely-related pear, equally nutritious, should have its own aphorism: “A pear a day keeps sickness at bay.”  But pears are often overlooked as a handy snack. Both [...]

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Sweet and Sour Celery and Pear Salad

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Courtesy of Delilah’s Farm Report INGREDIENTS 1  1/2 cup celery heart (the tender inside stalks), cut on the bias about 1/2 inch thick 1 pear, cored and cut lengthwise into 1/4 inch slices 2 tablespoons celery leaves Dressing 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon honey 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar 3 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 [...]

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Roasted Rutabagas and Pears

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Courtesy of Delilah’s Farm Report INGREDIENTS Rutabaga (1 large or 2 small), peeled and cut into large cubes 2 pears, cored and quartered (leave peel intact) 2 tablespoons cider vinegar 1 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons vegetable oil Salt and pepper PREPARATION Preheat oven to 425°F. Put rutabaga and pears in two [...]

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Pear-a-dise: The Pilot

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In my version of Fantasy Island, I step off “da plane” with a dazed look as a circa-1970s, softly lit Ricardo Montalban waves his arm welcomingly. Tattoo, the three-and-a-half-foot-tall island concierge, brings me a silver platter, not with bubbling glasses of champagne but a variety of pears. “The Comice has a lovely sugar,” he grunts. [...]

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Got Fiber? Dietary Fiber Helps Weight Loss, Lowers Cholesterol

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Looking for a miracle food that helps you lose weight, feel full, lowers blood sugar and cholesterol levels, and keeps you regular? Fiber is the answer. Most of us know very little about fiber, beyond the vague notion that it prevents constipation, yet it plays many critical roles in our body. If your grandmother ever [...]

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As The World Tilts

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Time for this year’s installment of that Fall classic: “As The World Tilts” (SCENE: FADE IN – A FruitGuys crate sits on an office kitchen counter; orange-bristly sunlight streams in through the window) Scarlet Peach: “Rhett Bartlett, my pear.” Rhett Bartlett: “Yes, my peach.” Scarlet Peach: “I’m weaker now than before and. . .” Rhett [...]

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