Courtesy of Rebecca Taggart for The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS Brussels sprouts, preferably fresh on the stalk Olive oil Walnut pieces Large salt crystals Lemon pepper …
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Courtesy of Rebecca Taggart for The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS Brussels sprouts, preferably fresh on the stalk Olive oil Walnut pieces Large salt crystals Lemon pepper …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: brussels sprouts, Christmas, solstice, veggies, winter
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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. …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Produce Glossary Tagged With: ambersweet orange, citrus, citrus hybrid, fall, orange, winter
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Recipe by Rebecca Dienner for The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS 3 cups cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans), canned or fresh One grapefruit, supremed (see Cook’s note) 1/2 cup basil, chiffoned One …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: central recipes, chickpea recipes, chickpeas, dried beans, Fennel, fennel recipes, garbanzo bean recipes, garbanzo beans, grapefruit, grapefruit recipes, legume, midwest recipes, salad, side dish, winter
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The first of the citrus season, Hamlin are an important juice orange, great cut into slices (or smiles). This improved variety from the Azores Islands was imported by Thomas Rivers in 1865. …
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Recipe by Rebecca Dienner for The FruitGuys Ingredients 2 cups cabbage, thinly sliced 1 cup carrots, grated 1 cup mild radish (such as daikon or watermelon radish), yacon root, jicama, …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: almonds, cabbage, cabbage recipes, carrot recipes, carrots, central recipes, east recipes, east regional recipes, february, jicama, salad, sesame oil, shallot, slaw, southwest recipes, vegetarian, west recipes, winter, yacon
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The Mangosteen is truly exotic, when opened it looks like a tropical orchid. In fruit hunting lore, Queen Victoria set a bounty of 100 pounds sterling for one fresh one. …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Produce Glossary Tagged With: exotic fruit, mangosteen, tropical fruit, winter
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Recipe by Rebecca Dienner for The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS 1 pound sunchokes, aka Jerusalem artichokes (OK to supplement with regular or sweet potatoes), scrubbed, peeled, and cut into chunks …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: cauliflower, cauliflower recipes, east recipes, january, Jerusalem artichoke recipes, Jerusalem artichokes, regional east recipes, soup, southwest recipes, sunchoke recipes, sunchokes, winter, winter soup
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: apple cider vinegar, apple recipes, apples, autumn, brussel sprout, brussels sprouts, brussels sprouts recipe, brussels sprouts recipes, cabbage, cabbage recipe, central recipes, december, east recipes, fall, garlic, kohlrabi, kohlrabi recipe, lemon juice, olive oil, regional central recipes, salad, side dish, southwest recipes, whole grain mustard, winter, winter salad
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: apple recipes, apples, autumn, carrot recipes, carrots, celery, central recipes, december, east recipes, fall, midwest recipes, onion, parsley, potato recipes, potatoes, regional central recipes, regional east recipes, root vegetable recipes, root vegetables, rosemary, salad, side dish, southwest recipes, walnuts, west recipes, winter, winter salad
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Recipe Courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop INGREDIENTS 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1/4 pound pancetta or bacon (optional) 1 small yellow or white onion, finely chopped 4 cloves …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: bacon, cabbage, cabbage recipes, Capay Valley, capay valley farm shop, capay valley farmshares, capay valley recipes, carrots, chicken, december, farm shares, farro, lunch, pancetta, parmesan, pecorino, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: autumn, bell pepper, bell pepper recipes, breakfast, central recipes, cilantro thyme, december, easy recipe, fall, garlic, parsley, potato recipes, potatoes, regional central recipes, side dish, Skillet Potatoes and Peppers, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: autumn, avocado, beets, december, easy recipe, fall, grapefruit, healthy salad, lemon juice, lemon zest, November, olive oil, onion, orange, pine nuts, salad, Simple Beet Salad, southwest, Tangerine, vegan, vegetarian, versatile salad, walnuts, winter
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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 …
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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, …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: autumn, beans, comfort food, december, fall, hearty meal, holiday meal, kale, November, potatoes, soup, winter
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Shakespeare and his contemporaries called these gems “leather-coats.” The Victorians prized them for their look, texture, and taste, and often depicted them in works of art. And lucky for us, russeted …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News Tagged With: apple russeting, apples, asian pears, bosc, danjou, Gravenstein, heirloom, jonathan, late frost, Pippin, russeted apples, spring humidity, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, The FruitLife Tagged With: citrus, fall, friend's ranch, ojai, ojai pixies, organic growing practices, pixie tangerines, summer, tangerines, winter
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There’s a fast-paced, smart device game called “Fingerzilla” that lets you rain Godzilla-like destruction down upon virtual cityscapes and towns using only your finger. While being at the helm of such …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, The FruitLife Tagged With: citrus, cruz ranch, drought, dry winter, Ed Magee, farming, nectarines, peaches, ronnie gutierrez, small farms, stone fruit, Weather, winter
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The college application process was not an easy one for me. I didn’t know where I wanted to go to school, and I had no idea what to say to encapsulate myself in an essay. I finally settled on telling …
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By Judith Redmond of Full Belly Farm, courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop Each season on the farm has its own tempo. The harvest overwhelms everyone’s attention for most of the year. The lambing …
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Filed Under: Farms, FruitGuys News Tagged With: Capay Valley, farming in winter, full belly farm, perennials, seed catalogs, seeds, winter, winter on the farm
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The orange of autumn is not only on trees: November is the peak season for winter squash. Although remarkably varied in appearance, winter squashes share an orange-colored flesh rich in antioxidants …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Nutrition Tagged With: health, health benefits of orange foods, health benefits of winter squash, Nutrition, nutrition info winter squash, winter, winter foods, winter squash
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It was the kind of month that gave a grown man a hangnail—the really nasty kind that snags easily on wool sweaters in the dry fall air and requires Neosporin and a superhero Band-Aid. I had been …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, The FruitLife Tagged With: citrus, fruitguy noir, grapefruit, health benefits of grapefruit, nutritional info grapefruit, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, The FruitLife Tagged With: 20th Century Pear, asaju pear, Asian Pear, asian pears, fall, gabriel farm, pears, shinseiki, subarashii kudamono, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Produce Glossary Tagged With: mandarin, Satsuma, satsumas, winter
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Once upon a time, there was a little girl (she was a Libra for those who follow that stuff) whose mother was an amateur meteorologist. She dreamed of growing up and becoming the best weather …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, The FruitLife Tagged With: article, astrology, cirrus, cold, fruit, guarantee, meterology, Weather, winter
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Vitamin D has been getting a lot of attention lately for several reasons. It appears that vitamin D deficiency may affect many more people than previously thought who reside at mid-northern latitudes, …
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Filed Under: Diet and Health, FruitGuys News Tagged With: article, cod liver oil, dairy, depression, fatty fish, mackerel, milk, rickets, salmon, sunshine, supplements, vitamin D, vitamins, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: autumn, avocado, delicata squash, fall, lettuce, roasted delicata squash, roasted veggie salad, salad, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: cabbage, cabbage slaw, coleslaw, fall, radish, radish slaw, Radish-Cabbage Coleslaw, Recipes, red cabbage recipes, summer, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: autumn, central recipes, collard green recipes, collard greens, east recipes, fall, lemon, southwest recipes, west recipes, winter
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Recipe by The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS 1 pound dried black-eyed peas One small onion, chopped One tablespoon minced garlic Three tablespoons brown sugar One tablespoon mustard One …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: black eye pea recipes, Black-eyed peas, central recipes, east recipes, Happy New Year Peas, january, new years, Recipes, southwest recipes, west recipes, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: autumn, chard, chick-peas, chickpeas, december, fall, garbanzo beans, November, sun dried tomatoes, swiss chard, swiss chard recipes, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: celeriac, celeriac recipes, celery root, celery root recipe, fall, Lentil and Celery Root Salad, lentils, Recipes, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: chard pasta, chard recipes, fall, pasta, swiss chard, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: broccoli, broccoli recipes, fall, fresh ginger, spring, summer, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: autumn, cauliflower, cauliflower recipes, fall, Roasted Cauliflower, summer, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: broccoli, chard, curry recipes, fall, Rainbow Chard, spring, summer, sweet potatoes, tofu, tofu curry, vegetable curry, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: autumn, Beet Greens, beet recipes, beets, fall, roasted beets, summer, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: autumn, central recipes, collard green recipes, collard greens, collard greens with pine nuts, east recipes, fall, pine nuts, regional central recipes, regional east recipes, southwest recipes, west recipes, winter
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The Abate Fetel was developed in Italy by a monk who must’ve been promoted to abbot – Abate. And yes this pear looks like an abbot’s hat. Yes, that’s it – a hat. These pears are very popular in Italy. …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Produce Glossary Tagged With: Abate Fetel Pear, pear, pears, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: Diet and Health, FruitGuys News Tagged With: antioxidants, article, autumn, cooking, cooking pumpkins, fall, halloween, health benefits of pumpkin, how to cook pumpkin, how to make pumpkin puree, how to roast pumpkin, November, Nutrition, October, pie pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin puree recipe, pumpkins, recipe for pumpkin puree, Sugar Pie pumpkin, sugar pie pumpkin puree recipe, winter
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By Chris Mittelstaedt Let's admit it; the holidays can be stressful. It could be your mother and father crammed into the guest bedroom telling you not to go to any extra trouble, and that they …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, The FruitLife Tagged With: apples, article, b vitamins, berries, citrus, depression, folate, Folic Acid, greens, holidays, stress, vitamin b, winter
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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. …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, The FruitLife Tagged With: apple, arkansas black, Arkansas Black apple, article, fall, winter
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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 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, The FruitLife Tagged With: fall, mandarin, Satsuma, winter, zoom
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