PRODUCT: Red Walnuts

Red walnuts: new and exciting. Photo courtesy PizzellesBakery.com.   We’ve previously written about red celery, red watercress and sweet red corn, new varieties bred for their alluring color. Now, you can add red walnuts to the list. The Sanguinetti family, farmers in California’s San Joaquin County, are growing a new and delicious variety of walnut:…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Use A Seasonal Produce Guide

Beautiful beets, in a variety of colors, are in season now. Photo courtesy Capitole Grille | Nashville   If you see asparagus, apricots, cherries and other spring-summer foods in the market, they’re not from here. Off-season fruits and vegetables are grown in countries below the equator where the seasons are reversed. They’re then shipped many…
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