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Recipe: Smoky Heirloom Tomato and Grilled Peach Pasta Salad with Basil Vinaigrette

from How Sweet It Is Ingredients: 1 pound whole wheat pasta, like ziti or rigatoni 2 ears sweet corn 2 peaches, sliced in half and pits removed 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 medium heirloom tomatoes, cut into wedges or chunks

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Fruit & News of the Week: August 1st

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT:  Cal Red Peach Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The beloved Cal Red is in a class by itself and is the “Oh my God” peach! A relatively new variety and a California native, the Cal Red was bred

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Recipe: Peach Crisp

Peach crisp

from our very own CSA member, Caroline Grant Ingredients: For filling: 6 peaches Juice of one lemon 1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional) For topping: 1/2 c melted butter or coconut oil (for a vegan crisp) 1/2 c flour 1/2 c oats

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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: June 20th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT:  Red Top Peaches Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The big, bold Red Top lives up to its name and is almost fully blushed red over yellow. One of the first freestone varieties of the season, its flesh

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