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Fruit & News of the Week: January 12, 2018

This week’s fruit:   Minneloa Tangelos Twin Girls, Dinuba, Ca The Tangelo is a cross between a mandarin and grapefruit. Its skin is easy to peel and its flesh is a deep orange, tender and juicy with a rich and

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Fruit & News of the Week: February 5th, 2018

This Week’s Fruit: Sanguinelli Blood Oranges Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Sanguinelli flesh is sweet and ranges in color from orange with dark red streaking to a dark red maroon. Meyer Lemons Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Thought to be

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Recipe: Kale Salad with Blood Oranges & Meyer Lemons

Kale Salad with Blood Oranges & Meyer Lemons via the Kitchn Ingredients: 1 bunch Lacinato kale (about 1 pound) 4 small blood oranges, segmented, juice reserved (about 3 tablespoons juice) Zest of 1 Meyer lemon (about two teaspoons) 1 large

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Fruit & News of the Week: January 15th 2017

This Week’s Fruit Warren European Pear Frog Hollow Farm Brentwood, CA This is Frog Hollow Farm’s signature pear and for good reason. With a classic European texture, very soft and juicy with a silky sweetness that avoids the typical grittiness

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Fruit & News of the Week: January 9th

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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