Cara Cara Oranges, The “Red Navel” Orange
All about Cara Cara oranges: a special navel orange that is delicious as a hand fruit or in cooking.
Category: Fruits, Nuts & Seeds
TIP OF THE DAY: Chilean Blueberries & A Fresh Blueberry Tart Recipe
Ordinarily we don’t eat out-of-season foods; for one thing, our sustainable self would feel wasteful of the fuel miles consumed by transporting produce from below the equator. Secondly, weeks in transport mean that what arrives isn’t necessarily the freshest produce; and often the flavor suffers. But a few weeks ago, on one of the coldest…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Blood Oranges Are In Season
In the produce world, few things are more memorable than a good blood orange. The emphasis is on “good,” of course: Some farmers grow delicious fruit, others grow less-than-tasty fruit to meet the so-called demands of the marketplace for lower price points. (Honestly, though: Who wouldn’t willingly pay more for an orange or an apple…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Meyer Lemons
Now in season through March, the Meyer lemon is a foodie favorite: bright citrus flavor with less pucker, owing to less acid. For decades it was available largely at California farmers’ markets, where it was “discovered” in the 1970s by Alice Waters and other pioneer chefs of “California cuisine.” Chefs and customers alike loved the…
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PRODUCT: Red Walnuts
Red walnuts: new and exciting. Photo courtesy PizzellesBakery.com. We’ve previously written about red celery, red watercress and sweet red corn, new varieties bred for their alluring color. Now, you can add red walnuts to the list. The Sanguinetti family, farmers in California’s San Joaquin County, are growing a new and delicious variety of walnut:…
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