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By Chris Mittelstaedt on June 1, 2010
In elementary school, some friends and I went through a phase where we had dreams of being city planners. We diagrammed a world of baseball diamonds and arcades and woods with bike paths that somehow …
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By The FruitGuys on June 1, 2010
This recipe makes a hearty, spicy chili that will taste even better for lunch the next day!
By FruitGuys Staff on June 1, 2010
1. Place pinto beans in a medium, thick-bottomed saucepan. 2. Cover the beans with water, at least three inches above the beans. 3. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook covered, …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on May 24, 2010
Nick fell into my office crying like an Italian sub forced onto sprouted wheat that had run aground on Mixed Metaphor Island. “Fire all morta-della-pedos!” he shouted in meat panic. He was in …
By FruitGuys Staff on May 24, 2010
Adapted from Gourmet AIOLI INGREDIENTS 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons chopped green garlic 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 2/3 cup low-fat mayonnaise, or other mayonnaise alternative such as …
Adapted from Gourmet AIOLI INGREDIENTS 1/4-cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons chopped shallots 1/4-teaspoon sea salt 2/3-cup low-fat mayonnaise, or other mayonnaise alternative such as …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on May 17, 2010
Our all-seeing school bus driver with the flip-up, two-tone shades, and an extra-wide mirror above her head had a ranking system that was distinguishable by the depth and tone of her voice. Sit in …
By Heidi Lewis on May 17, 2010
These slender green stems are Gai Lan, also known as Chinese Broccoli or Chinese Kale. It is an upstanding green used in many Asian dishes, especially Cantonese ones. Gai Lan has the slight …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on May 10, 2010
Chrissy W., a Fruitguys customer service expert, flies me back to South Carolina on a magic carpet woven just for Mother’s Day from matriarchal memory threads in a southern storytelling …
By The FruitGuys on May 5, 2010
The FruitGuys recently donated an owl box to Kauffman's Fruit Farm in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania. Here are a few photos of owls on the farm. We hope they'll begin using our box soon! Stay tuned for …
By FruitGuys Staff on May 4, 2010
Bebop-a-rhuba, spring rhubarb is here! Diner waitresses are hip-checking pie cabinets, kids stop hopscotching, and the milkman is grinning from ear to ear. What’s the deal with rhubarb? Why does it …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on May 3, 2010
Nessie, the six-month-old chocolate lab, tears through the house wanting nothing more than to lick the cat until it becomes her friend. A puffed up and spitting blur of fur trailed by a bottle brush …
By FruitGuys Staff on May 3, 2010
INGREDIENTS 1 cup white flour 3/4 cup whole wheat flour 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup white sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 cup chopped rhubarb 3/4 …
Adapted from Grouprecipes.com INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon yellow mustard seed 1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1/2 …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on April 26, 2010
In my daydreaming mind, skyscrapers in cities all across America turn Chia Pet and sprout Alfalfa as a cover crop on their roofs; highway medians spontaneously erupt with tomato vines causing traffic …
By FruitGuys Staff on April 26, 2010
INGREDIENTS Four teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard Two black radishes peeled, trimmed, and grated Two carrots, peeled, trimmed, and grated Two …
By Heidi Lewis on April 20, 2010
It’s quiet at Kokopelli organic berry farm except for the occasional proud exultation of a laying hen. Farmer Dr. Shepherd Bliss loves it that way; the quiet gives him peace after his own …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on April 19, 2010
Every summer when I was kid we would visit my grandparents in New Orleans. My dad’s folks lived in Metairie, a parish just outside the city near Lake Pontchartrain in a small, brick, one-story house. …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on April 12, 2010
As a kid, I always looked forward to springtime. Winter didn’t just mean less sunlight and standing at a bus stop early in the morning in a red down jacket trying to quickly mound up disparate …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on April 6, 2010
Chairman Florz, vice-Chair Maldonado and esteemed members of the Senate Committee on Food and Agriculture – thank you for taking the time to hear testimony today about the light brown apple moth and …
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