Category: Fruits, Nuts & Seeds

FOOD FUN: Quick Caramel Apples & Pears

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Why wait for next fall, when caramel apples are a well-deserved winter comfort food? We love caramel apples, so we didn’t hesitate to adapt this recipe (photo #1) from Produce For Kids, switching the pears for crunchy apples and using warm caramel. There are two ways to enjoy this recipe: our way, with warm, drippy…
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Citrus, The Fruits Of Winter: Grapefruits, Lemons, Limes, Oranges, & Beyond

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[1] Citrus: the jewels of winter fruit (photo © Heather Gill | Wesual | Unsplash). [2] Mixed citrus slices, garnishes for beverages and plated foods (photo © Edgar Castrejon | Unsplash). [3] Citron, one of the three original citrus fruits (along with mandarin orange and pomelo) from which all other citrus was bred (photo courtesy…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Eat Your Fruits & Vegetables!

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Fewer than one in 10 Americans are eating the recommended amount of fruits vegetables daily, according to a report by the Centers For Disease Control (CDC)*: just 12% of us are eating enough fruits, just 9% are eating our vegetables. Men, young adults and low-income people have even lower rates of fruit and vegetable consumption.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Muscadine Grapes

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What are those jumbo grapes you occasionally find in the market? They’re muscadine grapes, Vitis rotundifolia, a species native to the warm, humid climate of the southeastern and south-central United States. The vines are well adapted to their native warm and humid climate. The grape has been extensively cultivated since the 16th century. Today there…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cranberry Sauce Gelatin Mold

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This retro idea from Williams Sonoma is an elegant addition to Thanksgiving and Christmas tables. Our family was mold-centric for every special occasion: for Valentine’s Day, raspberry Jell-O with raspberries, strawberries and red grapes; for Easter, lime Jell-O with sour cream and crushed pineapple; for Independence Day, red, white and blue layers; and on and…
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