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I have a goofy relationship with holidays. On the surface it doesn’t seem weird at all. I love them! I adore Halloween and Thanksgiving and Hanukkah and Christmas (I grew up in a joint household although [...]
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Tags:christmas·holiday·Nut·red·walnut·winter
If you think getting through winter is like tromping through the Sahara Desert with no food or water, then this is the fruit for you!
It is March – just about the saddest month for fruit EVER. I am completely bored of citrus and the spring berries aren’t quite ready. By summer I will be swimming in [...]
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Tags:Citrus·mandarin·shasta·Tangerine·winter
I am seriously in love with tangerines. I know they are all actually mandarins, but for some reason using that word seems pretentious to me, somewhat akin to appositely using the word “apposite” in a sentence outside of language arts class. Anyway, I grew up calling them all tangerines and so it will be. As it [...]
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Tags:cook·mandarin·Maven·orange·recipe·Tangerine
There is something sexy, enticing and adventurous about fruit. In some ways trying a new fruit is like falling in love. It requires abandon and risk. You have to search for it and once found, you have to be patient and careful so you don’t bruise or damage the beautiful nectar inside. Sometimes it works [...]
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Tags:Apple·Banana·Cherimoya·Fig·heart·holiday·Mangosteen·Papaya·Passion Fruit·Pear·Plum·Pomegranate·ugli·valentine
If you tend to use phrases like “liquid lunch” or “sandwich in a glass” to justify your binge drinking, then this is the post for you!
You might think that here at Chez Fruit Maven (oh yes – I will lamely use the word “chez” if I want to) it’s all about healthy living and eating. [...]
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Tags:Citrus·cocktail·limequat·mandarinquat
If you pile on the ridiculous, over-the-top, excessive, extraneous, magniloquent use of adjectives when you are excited about something, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Standard tangerine looks – orange skin, orange flesh, no seeds.
AROMA
Strong, lovely and sweet tangerine.
TEXTURE
Amazingly soft, running all over my shirt dripping with juice.
TASTE [...]
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Tags:Citrus·mandarin·orange·page·paige·Tangerine·winter
If you are interested in the latest toe nibbling pedicure treatment and wanted to try it yourself, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Extremely small, squatty, orange tangerine; a little bigger than a walnut; orange. mostly seedless flesh (I have found a single seed here and there).
AROMA
Strong, citrusy and acidic.
TEXTURE
It [...]
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Tags:Citrus·kishu·mandarin·orange·seedless·Tangerine·winter