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Recipe adapted from marthastewart.com INGREDIENTS 2 pears (ripe but still firm), cored and quartered 2 red onions, each cut into 6 wedges 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt and pepper to taste 1 teaspoon orange zest (optional) PREPARATION Preheat oven to 425 °F. Toss pears and onions with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Arrange into a single layer on a baking
The tear-dropped shape contains “A taste of honey. Tasting much sweeter than wine. I dream of your first kiss and then…” This fruit of desire goes way-way back to the Old Testament and the very beginnings of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Originally hailing from Iowa in the late 19th century, Red Delicious is the quintessential apple. The Bisbee is sweet, crisp & flavorful – perhaps the best Red Delicious.
Blackberry thumb is what some call the sickness of too much texting. [:-(] At the Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego, the theme was “The Attention Economy,” Linda Stone spoke of a “continuous partial attention” trend. Constantly checking devices for messages, losing focus. [hu me?]. FruitGuys urges you to work better at work. Put down the PDA, take a face
A hybrid of the Clementine and Orlando tangelo, the Ambersweet is practically seedless. A bit of an oddball, this citrus can be more pyramid than sphere, with pebbly, easy-to-peel skin.
Autumn Royal grapes might just be the VIPs of grape season. These seedless black grapes ripen in October, showing off large, deep purple fruit that’s naturally sweet and always ready to impress. With a crisp bite and a smooth, rich flavor, they’re perfect for fall snacking in the office or adding to a conference room fruit platter. Look for them
Symonym, cinn-man-ym. Cin-a-mon. Whew! Autumn Glory is a new apple from Washington which is a cross between Fuji and Golden Delicious with a hint of cinnamon. They are not GMO. Now can you say aluminum?
Albion strawberries are the variety that put strawberries front and center in terms of market and availability. This vigorous and big berry has made it possible to have strawberries more often throughout the year and no longer just the ultra-rare treat for princesses and little red riding hoods foraging in the forest.
Unlike thugs with hearts of stone and irreconcilable nicknames like Bugsy, Sonny, or Baby Face, Algerian mandarins are as sweet as their pseudonyms. These small and tasty fruits are often called “Algerian clementines” or just “clementines” in reference to the monk Brother Clément, who some say was the first to grow them in the garden of an orphanage in Algeria.
Recipe by Rebecca Dienner for The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS 2–3 cups Brussels sprouts*, thinly sliced or shredded (in a food processor or by hand) 1 cup crisp apple, thinly sliced 1/2 cup carrot, grated (optional) 2 cloves garlic, minced or very thinly sliced 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons lemon juice or apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard (optional) Salt
Recipe by Rebecca Dienner for The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS Two apples, sliced into bite-sized pieces (peels optional) 1 cup potatoes, thinly sliced into bite-sized chunks about 1/4-inch thick 1/2 cup carrots, thinly sliced on the diagonal about 1/4-inch thick 1/4 cup onion, minced or very thinly sliced 1/4 cup celery, thinly sliced or chopped (optional) 1/3 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 2
Recipe by Rebecca Dienner for The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS 2–3 Yukon gold potatoes 1 green bell pepper, diced 1/2 cup onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons vegetable oil Salt and pepper to taste Optional: Garnish with chopped herbs such as parsley, cilantro, or thyme. PREPARATION Place whole potatoes in a pot and cover entirely with cold water leaving about
Recipe by Rebecca Dienner for The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS Beets, 2–3 large or 4–6 small, trimmed and well cleaned ½ cup onion, thinly sliced (yellow, white, red, or green) 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon lemon zest Salt and pepper to taste Optional additions: Sliced orange, tangerine, or grapefruit; sliced avocado; fresh chopped herbs; toasted walnuts or
The 20th Century (or Nijisseiki) is an Asian pear discovered in 1898, Matsudo City, Japan. This green-yellow pear has become one of the most widely grown Asian apple pears in the world and has complex flavors that make eating it a real treat. It is wonderfully crisp and juicy with notes of vanilla and butterscotch at first bite. A complex
Adapted by Pia Hinckle for The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS 2 bunches of kale (or other hearty greens) 8 small potatoes (or 5 big), scrubbed and cut into 1-inch cubes (peel if desired) 4 carrots, scrubbed and chopped roughly into largish pieces 4 celery stalks, washed and chopped roughly 2–3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped fine 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and
By Rebecca Dienner for The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS Two-three cups root vegetables in 1-inch dice (potatoes and sweet potatoes, scrubbed, peels left on; beets and celeriac, scrubbed and peeled) One cup onion, chopped Two-three loves garlic, minced One-two tablespoons olive oil Two teaspoons maple syrup ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper One-two tablespoons fresh herb leaves (dill, basil, oregano,
Can you smell it? Can you feel it? Is it the way the light shifts or how the little events in your day change—traffic patterns, morning routines, a heavier jacket? Thoreau wrote in his first book, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers: “That night was the turning point in the season. We had gone to bed in summer,
Friend’s Ranches in Ojai, California, is a regular supplier of Pixie tangerines for The FruitGuys. The Friend family and its descendants (now into its fifth generation of family farming) have been growing fruit in Ojai since the 1880s and tangerines since the 1920s—one of the first California farms to do so. The family planted its first Pixie tangerine trees in
Beauty, but friends call it “Beaut” for short, is an early smooth red plum with yellow flesh. Good plum to know on a first-name basis.
Recipe by Meta Dunn INGREDIENTS One delicata squash Two cloves fresh garlic, minced (or 1 tablespoon of minced shallot or onion) One tablespoon olive oil Salt and pepper to taste Marinara sauce (optional) Freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (optional) PREPARATION Cut the delicata squash in half, clean out seeds, and slice thinly (1/4 to 1/2 inch). Heat olive oil in a
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