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From the name, blood oranges should be in season at Halloween. But these wonders are in stores right now. Even our local supermarket has them! They look exactly like regular oranges on the outside, but their inside flesh is a deep rosy red color; and the flavor is a cross between orange and raspberry—some people…
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Your New Year’s resolution may be to eat healthier. But what do you do if you have a natural sweet tooth—or an addiction to chips? Try Bare Fruit. The crispy and crunchy apple chips and chewy pears hit the spot. And every serving counts toward the “5 to 9 a day” of fruits and vegetable…
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In our early childhood, it was the custom of some households—mostly grandmothers’—to have a cut-crystal dish of nuts and raisins on the coffee table. Did they know it was a protein-filled antioxidant snack or was it just a custom of older times: a treat that could be eaten every day (as opposed to a box…
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Florida winter strawberries. Photo courtesy Florida Strawberry Growers Association. Home cooks and culinary professionals can compete for cash in the first “Florida Strawberries—A Taste of Summer All Winter Long Recipe Contest,” sponsored by the Florida Strawberry Growers Association and “Taste of the South Magazine.” The entry categories are Starters or Salsas; Salads; Sweets and Best…
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Divide a dragonfruit at the dinner table. Photo courtesy Melissas.com. Dragonfruit, Korean pears, pomegranates and cinnamon persimmons are just four fruits in season now that most people have never tried. Others, like cherimoya, jackfruit and coquitos are available year-round. You can give these fruits as gifts (Melissas.com has individual boxes and monthly “club” gifts). But…
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