Fruit Seasons http://fruitseasons.com Use our guide to become a Produce Pro. Seasons, Selection, Storage. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:46:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The List of Fruits and Vegetables http://fruitseasons.com/list http://fruitseasons.com/list#comments Sun, 22 Oct 2006 03:21:44 +0000 UsmanLaw celeriac potatoes radishes turnips beets tangerines leeks cauliflower http://fruitseasons.com/list
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]]> http://fruitseasons.com/list/feed 0 The List of Food Blogs http://fruitseasons.com/foodblogs http://fruitseasons.com/foodblogs#comments Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:25:34 +0000 UsmanLaw cornichon blog submit food culinary notes dispatches tasting http://fruitseasons.com/foodbloggers
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    Daily Eats: Is a yummy journey through the love of food, life, culture, and fun. Daily Eats will wet your appetite and imagination.

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    Food Museum Blog:The official weblog of The FOOD Museum, a 501c3, this space explores news, views and discussion of all things food: food history; growing; marketing, cooking; book reviews; issues such as food safety, school lunch reform, GMO foods; diet/nutrition and wacky food fun.

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    Get Cooking!:a Food Blog with a Southern accent. We celebrate food with each and every post!

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    Hot Sauce Blog: The Original Hot Sauce Blog. If it’s not here, it’s not hot enough! Hot sauce reviews, recipes, how to guides, interviews and much much more.

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    Ice Cream Ireland: All about making, eating, pondering about and enjoying sweet things by an Irish ice cream man and chocoholic in Dingle, Ireland with recipes included.

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    Lorence’s Ktichen:Recipes, Restaurant reviews and musings… My favorite and most frequently made recipes are listed here with new ones added at slow but steady pace

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    Make my Sushi:a free resource center for sushi guides and sushi
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    Meal Me: User generated restaurant reviews from around the world. Where did you eat today?

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    Smoothis: Smoothies brings you the best and most healthy smoothie drinks. And the most delicious smoothies!

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    The Culinary Chase: A Canadian living in Hong Kong, discovering Asian cuisine, postings from my own recipe collection and restaurant reviews.


    Three Square Meals: What did you have for breakfast today? And lunch? What about dinner? Did you have any inbetweens? Three Square Meals takes you through the world of food .. the good, the bad … and the yummy!!! So hold on to your appetite and surf on.

    The Laughing Gastronome: I enjoy cooking. And why not?
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]]> http://fruitseasons.com/foodblogs/feed 0 Green beans http://fruitseasons.com/greenbeans http://fruitseasons.com/greenbeans#comments Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:31:26 +0000 UsmanLaw varieties http://fruitseasons.com/greenbeans

Availability
Available year-round.
Peak summer and early fall.

Shopping
Seeds should not be visible. Avoid rusty spots or scars.
Look for: vivid colors, velvety feel, straight, slender, firm texture, a crisp snap.

Storage
Refrigerate in a perforated plastic bags for up to 5 days.

]]> http://fruitseasons.com/greenbeans/feed 0 Pomegranates http://fruitseasons.com/pomegranates http://fruitseasons.com/pomegranates#comments Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:42:02 +0000 UsmanLaw pomegranates splits amount pomegranate freeze taut antioxidants seeds http://fruitseasons.com/pomegranates

Description
Pomegranate juice contains a large amount of antioxidants. The seeds are edible.

Availability
August to December

Shopping
Select fruit that is heavy for its size. The skin should appear shiny, taut and thin, without cracks or splits. Avoid shriveled, dull, or overly hard pomegranates.

Storage
Keep at room temperature for 2 to 3 days. Refrigerate up to a month. Freeze up to 3 months.

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Description
Pomelo looks like a large grapefruit that has been narrowed slightly at one end. They can be as large as basketballs. They have a thick skin which makes them less juicy then grapefruit.

Availability
January to February.

Shopping
Look for glossy, round, smooth pomelo that are heavy for their size. Avoid gray-brown spots.

Storage
They can be left out for a week or refrigerated for up to eight weeks.

]]> http://fruitseasons.com/pomelo/feed 0 Potatoes http://fruitseasons.com/potatoes http://fruitseasons.com/potatoes#comments Sat, 09 Sep 2006 20:00:31 +0000 UsmanLaw potatoes whites long individual multipurpose sprouted display burlap http://fruitseasons.com/potatoes

Varieties
Long russets: Classic baking potatoes.

Long whites: All purpose potatoes.

Round reds: Good for boiling.

Round whites: Multipurpose potatoes.

Availability
Year-round

Shopping
Choose individual potatoes from a bulk display. Choose firm, clean, smooth, well-shaped potatoes. Avoid skin free of cracks, wrinkles, dampness, black spots, bruises, or discoloration.

Storage
Keep the potatoes in a burlap, brown paper, or perforated plastic bag. Remove any that have sprouted, softened, or shriveled.

]]> http://fruitseasons.com/potatoes/feed 0 Pineapples http://fruitseasons.com/pineapple http://fruitseasons.com/pineapple#comments Sat, 09 Sep 2006 19:59:36 +0000 UsmanLaw pineapple weighs pineapples pounds caribbean shipping protects squarish http://fruitseasons.com/pineapples

Varieties
Smooth Cayenne: Cone-shaped Hawaiian pineapple that weighs three to five pounds. It is the most popular. Hawain.

Red Spanish: Squarish shape, and a tougher shell that protects it better during shipping. Caribbean.

Sugar Loaf: Weighs five to 10 pounds. Mexican.

Availability
Year-round
Peak March through June

Shopping
A large pineapple will have more edible flesh. The pineapple should be firm and plump, heavy for its size, with fresh-looking green leaves. A good pineapple should be fragrant. Avoid bruises or soft spots.

Storage
Pineapples will get softer and juicier if left at room temperate for a day or two. Refrigerate in a plastic bag for up to four days. Store cut up pineapple in an airtight container for a week.

]]> http://fruitseasons.com/pineapple/feed 0 Plums http://fruitseasons.com/plums http://fruitseasons.com/plums#comments Sat, 09 Sep 2006 19:59:18 +0000 UsmanLaw plums breaks european blue japanese chili mushy purple http://fruitseasons.com/plums

Description
Plums can be green, yellow, red, blue, purple, and black.

Availability
California: June through September
Chili: January to March
Japanese: August
European: Fall

Shopping
Choose plump, well colored plums. Avoid shriveled skin, mushy spots, or breaks in the skin.

Storage
Refrigerate plums up to five days.

]]> http://fruitseasons.com/plums/feed 0 Prunes http://fruitseasons.com/prunes http://fruitseasons.com/prunes#comments Sat, 09 Sep 2006 19:58:25 +0000 UsmanLaw prunes relation prune package sealed airtight supply quality http://fruitseasons.com/prunes

Description
70% of the world’s prune supply, and almost 100% of domestic prunes, come from California.

Availability
Year-round

Shopping
Be sure the package of prunes is tightly sealed. Size has no relation to flavor or quality.

Storage
Store prunes in an airtight container and refrigerate up to six months.

]]> http://fruitseasons.com/prunes/feed 0 Persimmon http://fruitseasons.com/persimmon http://fruitseasons.com/persimmon#comments Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:58:26 +0000 UsmanLaw persimmon persimmons astringent unripe mouth biting unripened till http://fruitseasons.com/persimmon

Description
There are two types of persimmons: astringent and nonastringent. Astringent persimmon has two personalities. When ripe, it possesses a rich, sweet, spicy flavor. The unripened fruit tastes so bitter that biting into it causes the mouth to pucker. The two commercial varieties are Hachiya and Fuyu.

Availability
October to February. Peak in October.

Shopping
Choose persimmons that are smooth, brightly colored, plump, glossy, well-rounded and with their leaf still attached. Avoid cracks and bruises. Yellow patched indicate unripe fruit.

Storage
Unripe persimmon can be refrigerated a month before ripening. Riped at room temperature for around a week till the fruit is soft. Once ripe only refrigerate for a few days.

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