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I’m a fan of easy to peel citrus, which is why I love mandarins and tangelos. For any of the more stubborn citrus to peel, I simply use my trusty ceramic paring knife.
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How to slice an orange
Posted in Articles, How to Tagged with: blood oranges, Citrus, How To, knife skills, Navel Oranges, oranges, valencia oranges
Week of February 14th 2011
Last week while visiting Pleasanton CSA member Jon Harvey at his mountain cabin on Lake Serene near Truckee, he loaned me the book Water Consciousness
Posted in Articles, Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, avocados, blood oranges, books, Citrus, conservation, Hass Avocados, Navel Oranges, olsen organics, oranges, Pink Lady, pink lady apples, recommended reading, sustainability, water conservation
Recipe – Candied Grapefruit
This simple recipe can be prepared well under an hour. As we continue to move into citrus season, consider trying it out with oranges, tangerines, or other heavy-skinned fragrant citrus. If substituting, based on average sizing, two oranges or three tangerines may be used in the place of the grapefruit.
Posted in Articles, Recipes Tagged with: candied citrus, cooktime:under an hour, garnishes, grapefruit, lemons, oranges, recipe, recipe:easy, sweets, tangerines
Scouting Thank You
Fulfilling a member request, we had recently donated a box of fruit to the local, just around the corner from us, Discovery Bay scouting Troop 514 for them to have some healthy snacks on their hike.
Week of November 29th
Looks like I jumped the gun about the paper insert and had my mind focused a little too much on turkey day. Sorry, folks, that message I mentioned last week is actually scheduled to be in your box this coming week–the week of the 6th.
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: changes, Citrus, features, Frog Hollow Farm pears, nifty facts, oranges, pears, persimmon, valencia oranges, warren pear
