Entries Tagged as 'Tangerine'

Pixie Tangerine

May 8th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Citrus, Tangerine

I just ate three pixie tangerines for lunch without batting an eyelash. And they were good — really good. Don’t worry, I’m not going all fruitarian on you, I can barely succeed at simple things like limiting dairy. Last night I had macaroni and cheese for dinner and the meal before that included fries and [...]

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Sumo Tangerine

April 3rd, 2012 · 4 Comments · Tangerine

Here’s the thing about procrastinating on…oh…pretty much everything. Or being stuck, or blocked or whatever. Something is bound to get accomplished at some point. I mean I’ve been avoiding writing this post for over a week. So why am I writing it right now? Because I sat down to plan the details of my daughter’s [...]

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Shasta Tangerine

March 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Citrus, Tangerine, mandarin

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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10 Ways to Cook with a Tangerine

February 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Citrus, Maven, Tangerine, mandarin, orange, recipe, tangelo

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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Page Tangerine (Mandarin)

January 28th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Citrus, Tangerine, mandarin

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.

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Kishu Mandarin

January 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Citrus, Tangerine, mandarin, orange

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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