Best Fruit Now

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 – May 2010

May’s Fruit Buying Guide features some very unconventional fruits! The lead off suggestion is the honey sweet Ataulfo mango aka the Champagne mango. Watch Chef Theo quickly whip up a mango sorbet recipe that is sure to please. Next is the Cinco de Mayo staple – Hass avocadoes. Watch Chef Theo prepare classic GUAC! Other suggestions include Golden Pineapples, Martha’s Best Papaya, Dragon fruit, Apache apricots, and Tasty Rich Apriums- read, watch and enjoy great fruit!

Grilled Pineapple with Rum Sauce

1 large, ripe pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into 6-8 slices. 3 Tbsp butter ¼ cup brown sugar 2-3 Tbsp rum Vanilla ice cream

Preheat grill pan. Slice pineapple into half circles. Place pineapple on dry grill pan. Grill 3-4 minutes per side. Meanwhile, melt butter over medium-high heat in medium saucepan. Add brown sugar and stir, lifting off the heat if too [...]

Amaretto Peach Parfait

2 large, ripe peaches, pitted, peeled and diced ½ cup Orange juice ¼ cup Lime juice 2 oz. Amaretto (optional) 1 Tbsp Fresh ginger, minced 2 Tbsp Sugar 1 cup Plain or vanilla yogurt 1 cup Pound Cake, cubed and divided Fresh mint for garnish

Combine orange juice, lime juice, amaretto, ginger and sugar in small saucepan. Simmer, [...]

Mango Sorbet

½ cup water 1/3 cup sugar ¼ cup corn syrup 2 cups diced mango 2 Tbsp lime juice

Make simple syrup by combining water, sugar and corn syrup in medium saucepan, heating and stirring until sugar is dissolved and liquid is clear. Refrigerate overnight. Puree mango and lime juice in food processor until smooth. Combine mango puree and simple syrup in large bowl, [...]