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Fruit & News of the Week: April 10th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Pixie Tangerines Churchill-Brennies Orchard, Ojai, CA Pixie tangerines are a late season variety that begin ripening in March and April. Their tough skin gives way to fruit with a very robust flavor. Golden Nugget Mandarins Abounding Harvest

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Fruit & News of the Week: March 27th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Sanguinelli Blood Oranges Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Sanguinelli is the latest variety of our blood oranges. The flesh is sweet and ranges in color from orange with dark red streaking to a dark red maroon. Sanguinellis

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Recipe: Fresh and Crunchy Raw Nori Rolls with Sweet-spicy Dip

from Tales of a Kitchen Makes 8 rolls Ingredients For the rolls: 2 nori sheets about 1 cup quinoa 1/4 carrot, julienned 1/3 capsicum, julienned few matchsticks of cucumber 1/2 avocado, thinly sliced For the sauce: 1 full tbsp unhulled

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Recipe: Blue Cheese & Strawberry Avocado Toast

from With Salt & Wit Serves 2 Ingredients: 4 – 1/4 inch slices of whole grain baguette 1 small avocado Dash Salt and Pepper 4 small strawberries, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons blue cheese crumbles Method:  Place the baguette slices on

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Fruit and News of the Week: April 4th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT:  Hass Avocado Churchill, Ojai, CA Creamy in texture, nutty in flavor, with a small to medium seed. The Hass skin is easy to peel and darkens from green to purplish-black as it ripens. Pink Lady Apple Cuyama,

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