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Recipe: Roasted Chicken with Citrus, Dates & Olives

from Martha Stewart Ingredients: 1 whole chicken (about 5 pounds), cut into 10 pieces Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 lemon, quartered 1 orange, quartered, plus 1/2 cup fresh juice (from 2 to 3

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Fruit & News of the Week: January 30th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Tarocco Blood Oranges Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange

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Farm Focus: Mulberries

Consider all the types of berries you have eaten in your life time. What types can you come up with? Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and the list goes on…But have you ever tried a mulberry? We had not until a

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Recipe: Barley Porridge with Maple Glazed Almonds & Blood Oranges

from a Tasty Love Story Serves 2 Ingredients: 1/2 cup whole barley (could be replaced w. whole spelt or buckwheat) 1/2 cup water 3/4 cup milk 1 vanilla pod 1 tsp sugar (optional) 4 whole green cardamom beans 1 blood

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Fruit & News of the Week: January 23rd

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Tarocco Blood Oranges Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange

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  • Recipe: Pork Chops with Apples and Onions

    Pork Chops with Apples and Onions
    via Martha Stewart

     
    Ingredients:
    6 bone-in pork chops (loin or shoulder), cut 3/4 inch thick
    Coarse salt and fres…

  • Farm Focus: The Buzz with Bees

    Spring is synonymous with blooming flowers and where there are blooming flowers there are bees! And while most people think  of European honey bees, we  w…

  • Fruit & News of the Week: April 9, 2018

    This Week’s Fruit:
    Minneloa Tangelos
    Twin Girls Farm, Dinuba, CA
    The Tangelo is a cross between a mandarin and grapefruit. Its skin is easy to peel and its f…

  • Recipe: DIY Orange Soda

    Via Food52

    Ingredients:

    4 oranges
    1 lime
    1 cup granulated sugar
    Lemon lime seltzer water

    Method:

    Zest the oranges and the lime and add all o…

  • Farm Focus: Jim Churchill of Churchill-Brenneis Orchard

    Jim of Churchill-Brenneis Orchard, never imagined himself becoming a farmer, though he grew up walking through friends orchards on weekend trips from LA. His pa…