The Fall equinox on September 22 marks the transition to shorter days across our hemisphere. Autumn also brings an abundance of tasty fall fruit, especially the peak of apple, grape, and pear season. …
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Caramelized Pears and Onions
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 …
Black Mission Fig
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 …
Bisbee Red Delicious Apple
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
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 …
Ambersweet Orange
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
A true aristocrat - loyal subjects must wait in the hot summer sun for this fancy grape to show up. Elongated deep purple berry - this grape is a prince among table grapes. …
Autumn Glory Apple
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 …
Albion Strawberry
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 …
Algerian Mandarin
Unlike thugs with hearts of stone and irreconcilable nicknames like Bugsy, Sonny, Fifi, or Baby Face, mandarins have truly sweet pseudonyms. The clementine is sometime called "The Algerian" because it …
Warm Shaved Brussels and Apple Salad
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 …
Apple Root-Veggie Salad
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 …
Skillet Potatoes and Peppers
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 …
Simple Beet Salad
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 …
20th Century Asian Pear
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 …
Nonni’s Minestrone
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, …
Roasted Root Veggies with Fresh Herbs
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) …
The Tipping Point
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 …
Fifth-Generation Family Farm: Friend’s Ranch
Friend’s Ranch in Ojai, CA, 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 …
Red Beaut Plum
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. …
Simple Sautéed Delicata Squash
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 …
Reflecting on Summer”¦
By Jeff Main of Good Humus Produce, courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop It seems like a long time since I’ve had a chance to touch bases with all of you, as a matter of fact, it has been a long …
FruitGuy Noir: Sunset Bully-lard
Yes, this is Conference Room A, Building 12. It’s about 10 a.m. That’s the Strategy Squad, and they've been here since 5 a.m. Something about reassessing their core. Some confusion was reported from …
Getting Back Up
I’ve always been a pretty active person—something that made coming down with a random medical condition all the more humbling. About a month ago I had an acute onset of achalasia, an uncommon disorder …
O’Modern O’Henry!
By Chris Mittelstaedt When O’Henry peaches start to appear, I think of O. Henry—the turn-of-the-century American short story writer who wrote The Gift of the Magi, a story about a young married man …
The Grav-ity of Change
Change has come slowly but steadily to the foods we’ve eaten over the last 70 years. While there has been no acute onset to clearly demonstrate the difference between the food of today and yesterday, …
Mother Knows Best 2010
My mother-in-law, in her infinite wisdom, always makes sure to let her grandchildren know that peeling fruit is not a good idea. “Don’t be Mr. Peeler, the vitamin stealer,” she tells them. I’ve always …
Roasted Purple Cauliflower, Sunchokes, and Butternut Squash
Recipe by The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS 1 head purple cauliflower, washed, cut into ½–inch pieces 3 sunchokes (also called Jerusalem Artichokes), scrubbed well, peeled, and cut into ½–inch …
Roasted Delicata Squash and Avocado Salad
By Bridget Meigs INGREDIENTS 1 Delicata squash 2 tablespoons olive oil ½ teaspoon salt Lettuce or spring greens 1 avocado Vinaigrette: ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons Balsamic …
Radish-Cabbage ColeslawӬ
Adapted from Gourmet INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 pound cabbage, cored, and thinly sliced (6 cups) 6-8 radishes, cut into thin matchsticks 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons red-wine vinegar 1 1/2 …
Lemony Sautéed Collard Greens
Recipe by The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS One large bunch collard greens Two tablespoons olive oil Six cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper Juice …
Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Sun-Dried Tomatoes Vinaigrette and Arugula
Recipe by The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS One head cauliflower, green leaves discarded 2 cups loosely packed arugula, rinsed and coarsely chopped 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1/4 cup …
Chick-Peas with Lemony Swiss Chard and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Recipe by The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS One bunch of Swiss chard stems discarded and leaves coarsely chopped One can of chick-peas, rinsed, drained 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, soaked in 1 cup …
Lentil and Celery Root Salad
Recipe by The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS One large celery root (celeriac) 9 cups of water 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup French green lentils, rinsed and drained Three tablespoons olive oil …
Pasta with Swiss Chard and Parmesan Cheese
Recipe by The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS One bunch Swiss chard Two tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt Two garlic cloves, finely chopped 1/4 teaspoon dried hot Red-pepper flakes …
Gingered Vegetable Stir-Fry
Recipe by The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS One head broccoli washed, and cut into bite-sized pieces One daikon radish, cut into julienne strips (about 2 cups) One bunch rainbow chard, de-stemmed, …
Broccoli with Ginger
Recipe by The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS One head broccoli Three tablespoons olive or vegetable oil One tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled, minced Two cloves garlic, peeled, minced Two …
Roasted Cauliflower
Recipe by The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS One medium head cauliflower (2 1/2 to 3 pounds), cut into one 1/2-inch-wide florets (8 cups) Two tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1/4 teaspoon …
Red Curry with Tofu and Vegetables
Recipe by The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS 1-2 sweet potatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes One head broccoli, rinsed and chopped One bunch of rainbow chard, de-stemmed, and coarsely chopped One …
Roasted Beets with Beet Greens
Recipe by The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS One bunch beets with greens 1/4 cup olive oil, divided Two cloves garlic, minced Two tablespoons chopped onion (optional) salt and pepper to …
Sautéed Collard Greens
Recipe by The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS One bunch fresh collard greens One tablespoon olive oil 1 cup pine nuts One large onion, peeled and diced 1 cup vegetable or chicken broth One …
Pumpkins: Not Just for Halloween
By Heidi Lewis While the glowering Mr. Jack O' Lantern will certainly do some face-melting in the next week or two, inspiring investigation by the budding entomologists in your family, there is …
Move Over Charlie Brown, it’s the Great Pomegranate!
By Jeff Koelemay Dracula and Linus walk into a Halloween pumpkin patch. Linus says, "Hey, are you waiting for the great pumpkin too?" Dracula strokes his pointy chin and looks a little embarrassed. …
Who You Callin’ an Heirloom?
When I found this week's heirloom apple (the Arkansas Black), I thought about being ten years old and accompanying my mom on an antiquing trip in the country outside of Philadelphia. We visited Ms. …
We’re Gonna Zoom, Zoom, Zoom-a-Zoom
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 …
