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While National Fig Week is the first week of November, figs begin their season as a late summer fruit. A good produce department should be full of them right now. Have you ever tasted a fig at peak ripeness? Whether it’s enjoyed as a hand fruit, served with cheese for dessert, accenting a charcuterie board,…
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You may think that only Huck Finn was named Hucklebery. But BabyNames.com actually lists Huckleberry as “ primarily a male name of American origin that means Sweet Berry.” Most of the fruits we enjoy today were brought to America from Europe. North America’s native fruits* are a selection of berries: blackberries, black raspberries, blueberries, cranberries,…
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Mesoamericans “discovered” the avocado, which had grown there for perhaps 50 million years. They called it ahuacatl, ah-hwa-CA-tay, which the Spanish conquistadors transcribed to aguacate. Archaeologists have found evidence of avocado consumption that dates back almost 10,000. Initially, people simply gathered wild avocados. Mesoamerican tribes such as the Olmec and the Here’s more history of…
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[1] High-calorie, high-fat cashews are de-fatted into less than one-third of the calories (photos © Murray’s). [2] A jar of PB2 Cashew Powder (photos #2 and #3 © PB2 Foods). [3] Just add water and the powder becomes a spread. [4] Cut the calories by using nut powder instead of nut butter in sauces and…
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[1] Frozen melon cocktail served in melon halves. The recipe is below (photo © Melissa’s Produce). [2] A Charentais melon is a more refined cantaloupe. While you can’t smell or taste it here, look at the smoothe skin (photo © Marius Kant | Wikipedia). [3] Charentais melons in a market in France (public domain image).…
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