Fruit Quality Grab Bag Winter can bring some challenges to keeping fruit at the appropriate temperatures during transport. Our buyers, packers, and delivery people do their best to keep fruit protected from extreme temperature exposure. But if your fruit ever doesn’t look right, please give us a call at 1-877-FRUIT-ME (877-378-4863) and we will make [...]
Citrus & Radish Salad
Adapted from foodnetwork.com INGREDIENTS 1 cara cara orange 2 satsumas 4 radishes, halved and thinly sliced 1/2 red onion or 1 shallot, very thinly sliced 2 tablespoons fresh mint, basil, or cilantro leaves, torn 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste PREPARATION Either “supreme” citrus (see Kitchen Tips below) or [...]
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Satsuma
Satsumas – the little darlings of the citrus season are here. When you squeeze their pudgy little baby cheeks and exclaim “Oy!’ This little guy is an old soul!” No, no, no – Satsumas often have a soft and puffy peel when fully ripe, so don’t miss out on their juicy sweetness.
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Calls were flying in like bats through a window at a mosquito family reunion. It was just my luck that someone had forgotten to smack me with two fistfuls of citronella aftershave. It was that kind of day. The phone beeped. “Uh-huh,” I muttered into the Bluetooth rotary receiver strapped to the side of my [...]
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We’re Gonna Zoom, Zoom, Zoom-a-Zoom
By Chris Mittelstaedt The Boston Red Sox going to the World Series made me remember how much I loved the kids show ZOOM. It was based in Boston and they used to close the show with a rhyming, pre rap snap game. Since it is our first week of putting Satsuma’s in the crate, I [...]
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