Fruit

by Caitlin McGrath 9 months ago

Welcome to our May–July 2021 BCOTM, where we’ll be baking our way through Yossy Arefi’s books SNACKING CAKES and SWEETER OFF THE VINE and her baking blog, http://www.apt2bbakingco.com/. You can ...

Harry & David is mysteriously popular, it seems to me. Every year I receive at least one of their baskets piled high with mostly paper and air and absolutely dreadful bags of stale, tasteless-at-b...

Welcome to the Reporting Thread for our May 2021 Dish of the Month (“DOTM”), Fruit Curd. The purpose of this thread is to collect reports from Hounds about their preparation of Fruit Curds during...

Hi Do you have a favorite website or app or book that you refer to often, to figure out which vegetables or fruits are in season? There are so many possibilities. I’m looking for one reliab...

by prima 5 months ago

Has anyone seen fresh quince in the GTA recently? Either at stores or a farmers’ market? TIA

Guanabana (aka Soursop) is a tropical fruit that seems to be unavailable in the US, except for frozen pulp and the like. Does anyone know why? It's amazingly popular, and you can find the juice i...

by Caitlin McGrath 5 years ago

Please use this thread for all reports and discussion of recipes from Rustic Fruit Desserts: Crumbles, Buckles, Cobblers, Pandowdies, and More, our Baking and Dessert COTM for June, July, and Augus...

Do supermarkets get offers of inferior produce at discounted prices that they offer at sale prices? I bought a seedless watermelon this week for $3.99. It looked beautiful, was very heavy for its s...

by Charles Yu 7 months ago

AWE-STRUCK!!! Close encounter with the MOST EXPENSIVE Mango I have ever come across at 'Freshway Foodmart, Markham'! Price of these two ' Miyazaki Kamyuku Mango ' ( $150 ) = Cost of a tasting...

See the previous discussion of rhubarb and my English wife: https://www.chowhound.com/post/rhubarb-969783 Well, she was at it again. I got about 10kg of an excellent English cooking apple, Balla...

by Charles Yu 9 months ago

Wearing two masks and armed with a single shot of Pfizer vaccine, I went on a crazy, bank-breaking, grocery shopping spree this lunch time at 'Freshway, Markham'. Picked and bought some interestin...

The navel oranges we’ve been getting the past two years have been absolute crap. No flavor to them whatsoever. Two years ago they were amazing, large bombs full of meaty, juicy flesh. I’m about ...

by the3rdPoliceman 12 months ago

I'm looking for a book to give comprehensive advice on how to choose fruit, vegetables, meats etc. Anyone have any recommendations?

by L.Nightshade 5 years ago

Welcome to the last Dish of the Month for 2016! This is the thread for reporting on the Citrus Salads that you make during December. You can always come back at any time in the future to share ...

by MunchkinRedux 1 year ago

It's peak season for summer veggies in the PNW where I live. That means some long days in the garden, followed by many hours in the kitchen cooking with and preserving all our fresh produce. It m...

My are Shoprite stores having been selling avocados every week for only $.89/ea so I've been buying a number of them. I've left some in a bowl with other fruits like bananas, apples and tomatoes a...

Just was wondering if I missed the season for Italian Prune Plums this year. I usually check Whole Foods in Sept-Oct for them but I haven't been able to get to a Whole Foods or the JFX market for ...

I am wondering if anyone has found where to buy Torpedo melons in Toronto. They look like rugby footballs, large, long and oval, but with a yellow-green skin similar to a cantaloupe. They have ligh...