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A clingstone peach. Photo courtesy Washington State Fruit Commission. August 22nd is Eat a Peach Day. Here are tips to choose the perfect peach. Aroma: The peach should smell sweet and perfumey. Appearance: The skin should be bruise-free and covered with an even, downy fuzz Handle With Care: Peaches are a very delicate fruit. Even…
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Avocado is a fruit that does not ripen on the tree: It needs to be picked first. Depending on the variety and other factors, it then takes three to six days to ripen at room temperature. To speed ripening, place the avocado(s) in a lightly-closed paper bag with two or three apples or bananas. The…
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Turn ripe peaches into peach lemonade.Photo by Gerhard Taatgen Jr. | SXC. We’re on a lemonade kick. Yesterday we came back from the farmers market with ripe peaches and made a delicious pitcher of Peach Raspberry Lemonade. Per person, you’ll need: Ingredients 2 tablespoons peach purée 4 raspberries 1 tablespoon fresh-squeezed lemon juice (use…
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Dessert yogurt with zero fat? Sure, we’ll try that! Oikos, one of our favorite brands of yogurt (made by Stonyfield), has another winner. Its Pure Pleasure yogurts in Caramel and Chocolate will change your perception of yogurt. Both are absolutely delicious, 0% fat, certified organic, gluten free, and even OU kosher! The chocolate and caramel…
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Ice cream slides off the scoop. Available at Amazon.com. Just as with any kitchen tool, the right ice cream scoop makes your life easier. We had five different ice cream scoops acquired over the years. Our challenge was getting the ball of ice cream to release from the scoop. The ice cream scoops with the…
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