How To Use Key Limes & Key Lime History

Darker green Persian/Tahitian limes and the smaller, yellower Key limes (photo by Evan Dempsey | © THE NIBBLE).   We love the filling of Key lime pie. Not especially a crust fan, we often make the filling alone, to serve crustless in pots de crème or ramekins. If you’ve had Key lime pie made with…
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PRODUCT: WTRMLN WTR

Back in 2006, we reviewed a wonderful product called Sundia Watermelon Juice. It was celestial, tasting like fresh-squeezed watermelon. Alas, the company discontinued the product, and it took until 2014 for another commercial brand to come our way. World Waters debuted its WTRMLN WTR (someone’s idea—not ours—of a clever way to spell “Watermelon Water”). The…
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PRODUCT: Plum Vida Fruit & Veggie Pouches

A delicious and better-for-you snack alternative for adults. Photo courtesy Plum Organics.   Squeeze tubes of fruits and veggies are not just for kids. While they started out targeted to the junior set, moms and other adults started to enjoy the benefits of the easily portable, wholesome fruit and vegetable snacks. So Plum Organics, which…
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RECIPE: Grapefruit Salad With Honey

Remember the half grapefruit, a first course at breakfast, lunch or dinner? Rich in vitamin C, it became a staple at breakfast, lunch and dinner tables when train transport began to bring the fruits up from Florida in the the early 1900s. Today, the half grapefruit and grapefruit salad have largely fallen out of fashion.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Store Fruits & Vegetables

Berries are fragile. Don’t buy them unless you plan to eat them within two days. Photo courtesy California Strawberry Commission.   We adapted this article from the original on Vegetarian Times because we’re guilty of throwing out a lot of spoiled produce. But we’re no different from the rest of America. Back in 2002, researchers…
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