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Recipe: Fresh Peach Sorbet

from Making Thyme for Health Serves 4 Ingredients: 5 medium-size ripe peaches (approx. 4 cups) 2 tablespoons raw honey or agave 1/4 cup Vanilla Unsweetened Almondmilk Coconutmilk (can use either almond or coconut milk) 2 teaspoons lemon zest Preparation: Remove the

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Fruit & News of the Week: July 4th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT:  Suncrest Peaches Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A Slow Food Ark heritage variety, the Suncrest has all the old-fashioned taste of days gone by. Its a truly memorable peach whose firm but juicy flesh provides a real

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Farm Focus: Trying New Things

We recently had a fantastic group of Girl Scouts visit Frog Hollow and their transformation in attitude during their visit was fabulous. The group arrived at 3:45 pm, and the air was heavy with 100-degree heat. They piled out of the car

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Recipe: Mexican Style Stone Fruit Salad

from New York Times Cooking by Mark Bittman Ingredients: 2 pounds of mixed stone fruit, sliced into wedges about 1/4 inch thick 2 cups fresh squeezed lime juice 1 teaspoon chili powder a pinch of cayenne pepper 1 TBS sugar 1/4

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Fruit & News of the Week: June 27th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT:  Suncrest Peaches Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A Slow Food Ark heritage variety, the Suncrest has all the old-fashioned taste of days gone by. Its a truly memorable peach whose firm but juicy flesh provides a real

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    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…

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

    This Week’s Fruit:
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    Twin Girls Farm, Dinuba, CA
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  • 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…

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