To die for.
Today Party and I were talking about Summer stone fruits, and she remarked that she thought many of the season's fruit varieties had funny-sounding names that reminded her Gatorade flavors! I have to agree — some of the fruit names bear a striking resemblance to names that you might come across in the snack-food aisle. Are you able to identify whether the name is a stone fruit variety or a Read more
At farmers markets, vendors are just beginning to display normal-looking fruits with unusual names — pluots, plumcots, apriums, apriplums — that sound more like orbs of the astral variety than edible delights. So what are they anyway? Keep reading to find out. Read more
Now that you know what 100 calories of baby carrots and other veggies look like, let's see how fresh fruits compare. Check out the chart below — you won't believe how many raspberries you'd have to eat to reach 100 calories! Fruit Amount Calories Apples 2 extra small 105 Apricots 6 whole 101 Bananas 1 medium 105 Blackberries 100 berries (or 1 1/2 cups) 100 (93) Blueberries 125 Read more
