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Recipe: Persimmon Salad with Pomegranate and Walnuts

from NYTimes Cooking Ingredients: 2 ounces walnuts, about 1/2 cup 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon fleur de sel or other coarse sea salt, crumbled 1 shallot, finely sliced 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar Salt and pepper 3 tablespoons walnut oil 3

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Fruit & News of the Week: October 24th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT:  Shinko Asian Pears 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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Farm Focus: Our Olio Nuovo is Here!

fresh olio nuovo and olives

Our Olio Nuovo is here!   We’ve just finished with our first pressing of our 2016 olive oil and it is delicious. Olio Nuovo, or new oil, is the freshest oil of the new seasons harvest.  The Olio Nuovo is a

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Recipe: Roasted Butternut Squash with Pears

from Chowhound Ingredients: 2 teaspoons kosher salt 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 medium butternut squash (about 2 1/2 pounds) 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 medium yellow onion 2 ripe, but firm

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Fruit & News of the Week: October 17th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT:  Shinko Asian Pears 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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