Plum fruit or gage is a stone fruit tree in the genus Prunes cultivated empower many in China, Japan, America and Europe, Dried plum fruit are called dried plums or prunes. Mature plum fruitmay have a dusty white coating that gives the appearance of the glaze and easily erased. This is the epicuticular wax layer and is known [...]

I found this article by Cari Marteens about customers scooping out the inside of the bagels interesting. Here’s the scoop on the latest breakfast food trend originating from New York, home of the bagel. Ordering your bagel “scooped out” has become the thing to do. New Yorkers who are counting carbs, calories or both, but just can’t give [...]

If you grow your own garlic or have a good farmer’s market, then you can enjoy a new kind of vegetable — garlic scapes. The scapes are the flower stems that garlic plants produce before the bulbs mature. Growers often remove the scapes to push the plant’s energy toward bigger bulbs, and when harvested while [...]

Here is something we needed  and could not find it is usually only found in cans in the USA.  Jackfruit is a relative of breadfruit and fig and can weigh up to 100 pounds.  Spiny and oval or oblong-shaped, the tropical Jackfruit grows in parts of Africa, Brazil and Southeast Asia.  When green, both its flesh and [...]

Also called Danish blue cheese , this rich cow’s-milk cheese is milder and less complex than Roquefort, but has a zest all its own. Known as one of the world’s best blues, the versatile, semisoft Danablu can be sliced, spread and crumbled with equal ease. It’s excellent with fruit, dark breads and red wines.

Share and Enjoy: