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Recipe: Peach, Prosciutto and Ricotta Crostini

From Epicurious  Ingredients: 12 slices ciabatta bread 1 ripe peach 1 tablespoon fresh ricotta (preferably sheep’s milk) Freshly ground black pepper 4 thin slices of prosciutto Honey Method: Grill bread slices. Halve, pit, and thinly slice peach. Spoon about 1

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Fruit and News of the Week: June 22nd

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Golden Sweet Apricots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Following up two of our largest varieties is the Golden Sweet, a smaller apricot that makes up for whatever it lacks in size with its rich flavor. Though we

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Farm Focus: Garlic!

This week at the farm, we began garlic harvest.  This was Frog Hollow’s first go at growing garlic, and it is looking like a success.  We tried several different varieties of garlic, both hard neck and soft neck.  Soft neck

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Recipe: Grilled Skirt Steak and Peaches

From Food and Wine Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves 1 small bay leaf 1 small shallot 1 jalapeño, halved and seeded Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon chopped thyme 1/2 cup plus 1

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Fruit and News of the Week: June 15th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Goldensweet Apricots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Following up two of our largest varieties is the Golden Sweet, a smaller apricot that makes up for whatever it lacks in size with its rich flavor. Though we may bake pastries

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Recent Posts

  • 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…