Fruit Buying Guide 
Fruit Buying Guide – September 2010(0)
September’s Fruit Buying Guide offers many helpful tips on selecting the Best Fruit at the market NOW! Do you know what “Natural” Thompsons are? Well you will want to look out for those babies. Black Mission Figs, buy ‘em leaky, yes oozing honey and a recipe for baking them Wrapped in Proscuitto and Stuffed with Goat Cheese – Easy and Delicious from Chef Melissa. Soon to be finished Mixed Melons. Do not miss out and learn how to find the best melons, favorites now are Sharlyn, Canari, Cranshaw, and Orange Flesh Honeydews- it’s now or never with these guys!
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Fruit Buying Guide – August 2010
The August Fruit Buying Guide begins with a reminder to visit your local farm market and see the fresh and delicious offerings. Summer goes quickly and NOW is the time to enjoy fruit at its freshest! Best NOW are Blackberries, Strawberries, Cantaloupes, Peaches, and Watermelon! Also featured as the Best Fruits Now are Dapple Dandy Pluots, Kent mangoes, Dragon Fruits, and Zante Currant aka Champagne grapes!
Fruit Buying Guide – July 2010
This month is the clearly the best overall quality month for fruit in years! Really, I mean that, of the last 30 months I have written the Fruit Buying Guide THIS is number 1! Highlights for July’s Fruit Buying Guide are that Peaches are sweet and juicy, Plums are fantastic, and all the Berries are perfecto! Watch Chef Melissa and Chef Theo whip up a couple of very timely recipes; Amaretto Peach Parfait and Mixed Berry Crostada! Make a point of enjoying this month as the quality and values are awesome!
Fruit Buying Guide – June 2010
Check out the Fruit Buying Guide for June and celebrate the arrival of fresh locally grown berries and melons, Flavorosa pluots and the long awaited New Crop of grapes! Read on to learn how to navigate the many produce departments armed with landmines of antique and immature fruits. Finally explore the arrival of Golden Kiwi and the only healthy DONUT, the Donut PEACH!