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Recipe: Couscous Salad with Pomegranate and Pear

Thanks to Chef Mario Hernandez of Order of the Fat Tongue Ingredients: Quality olive oil to taste Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste White wine vinegar to taste 1 cup of couscous 1 1/4 of cup of

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Fruit & News of the Week: October 30, 2017

This Week’s Fruit: Shinko Asian Pear Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Shinko has a round shape which is slightly flattened. The skin is bronze with brown russeting and its juicy, creamy white flesh has a subtly rich flavor. One

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Recipe: Baked Asian Pear Chips

Baked Asian Pear Chips from Healthiac.com Ingredients: 2 ripe asian pears 1/2 tsp cinnamon Directions: Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Begin slicing the Asian pears into very thin slices, starting from the stem and ending at the bottom.

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Fruit & News of the Week: October 23, 2017

This week’s fruit:   Shinko Asian Pear Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Shinko has a round shape which is slightly flattened. The skin is bronze with brown russeting and its juicy, creamy white flesh has a subtly rich flavor.

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Fruit of the Week: October 16, 2017

Fruit of the Week: Flavor Rich Pluots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A small pluot about the size of golf ball with deep purple skin and a golden flesh that has an excellent balance of acidity and sweetness. Shinko Asian

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