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Fruit & News of the Week: January 30th

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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Farm Focus: The History of the Pear

We love our pears at Frog Hollow! Pears are one of the world’s oldest and most beloved fall fruits. Cultivation of most modern pear varieties began as early as the 17th century in Europe and Asia, while early pear records

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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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  • Fruit & News of the Week: April 9, 2018

    This Week’s Fruit:
    Minneloa Tangelos
    Twin Girls Farm, Dinuba, CA
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  • 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…

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