Asian pears taste similar to conventional European pears, but they’re crisp and juicy like apples. Try Asian pears in a creamy tempeh salad with wasabi dressing, as a quick pickle, or poach them for an elegant dessert. They’re in season now through winter!
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Alkaline Eating for Better Body Chemistry, PH Levels, and Overall Health
Going to a body and nutrition expert with my husband is one of the best things we’ve done for ourselves. What was the key take away? Warning! Turn Alkaline! Turn [ … ]
Underground Abundance: Three Steps to Foraging a Local Fruit Tree
Pear pie. Pear ginger muffins. Pear cordials made from fruit, sugar and vodka. Pears canned in sugar syrup. Pear jam. When my senior neighbor Mary calls me every year at [ … ]
Wheatless Wednesday: Fruit-Sweetened Pineapple Muffins Put the “Fluffy” Back in Gluten-Free
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Free Fruit, Community Required: Raid a Local Fruit Tree in Three Steps
βFree organic fruit. Perfectly ripe. Locally grown. Yours for the taking.β Your ears perking up yet? If this showed up on your local Craigβs List or Freecycle would you be [ … ]