Category: Fruits, Nuts & Seeds

BOOK: Find The Best Rhubarb Recipes In “Rhubarb Renaissance”

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Our Nana made stewed rhubarb every spring: as a dessert served plain, with whipped cream or ice cream. Then, there were rhubarb tarts and pies, including strawberry-rhubarb. Rhubarb, sometimes called “the pie plant,” makes exquisite desserts. Since Nana stopped cooking, we rarely come across a rhubarb dish, even in locavore-based restaurants. We always see it…
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Vegetable Colors: Eat The Rainbow For National Nutrition Month

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A rainbow of fruits and veggies (photo © Stephanie Suchat).   In elementary school, we learned how to remember the order of the colors of the rainbow: ROYGBIV—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Now, nutritionists advise us to “eat the rainbow.” The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics made this year’s theme “Eat Right…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: The Best Dried Fruit From Goldenvale Snacks

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Succulent dried peaches are just as satisfying as processed sweet snacks (candy, cookies and the like). Photo by Katharine Pollak | THE NIBBLE.   We enjoy a snack of dried fruit, but our eyes opened wide when we tasted the succulent, moist fruits from Goldenvale Snacks. Luscious fruits are grown without pesticides in sunny California.…
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