Category: Fruits, Nuts & Seeds

TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Opal Apples

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[1] Opal apples: golden beauties (both photos courtesy Golden Sun Marketing). [2] Slice it and enjoy it, without any browning. [2] Growing in the sunshine.   The most food excitement we’ve had recently in our house is…an apple. Not just any apple, but The Opal® apple, a relatively new breed that has finely made its…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Have Some Figs For National Fig Week

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[1] Honey-roasted figs are a delicious dessert. You can serve them with goat cheese or mascarpone (photo courtesy Melissa’s). Brown Turkey figs, a popular variety (photo courtesy Good Eggs). [3] Fig fondue (photo courtesy California Figs).   Figs are such a delicious fruit; but how often do you eat them? For inspiration, we have a…
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Types Of Figs, History Of Figs: Have Some Figs For National Fig Week

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[1] Honey-roasted figs are a delicious dessert. You can serve them with goat cheese or mascarpone (photo © Melissa’s). [2] Brown Turkey figs, a popular variety (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Fig fondue (photo © California Figs). [4] Ham and fig sandwich with arugula (photo © The Model Bakery | St. Helena, California).   Figs…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Another Way To Serve Cheese & Apples

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[1] Serve a cheese board with three different of apple preparations (photos #1 and #2 courtesy Castello Cheese). [2] Make your own apple chips, or buy our favorites from Bare Fruit.N   What’s new about cheese and apples, you say? Apples have been served with cheese for thousands of years. But this tip, courtesy of…
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