by Fruit Maven | Dec 28, 2023 | Podcast, Apple, Banana, Dragon Fruit, Fig, Grape, Maven, Persimmon, Pluot, Pomegranate, Rambutan
In this season finale, I wrap up the season with 23 of my favorite things I learned from fruit this season including the unexpected value of licking things, why I don’t want to live without my planner, and how fruit is our forever ally. Plus one of my favorite...
by Fruit Maven | Oct 19, 2023 | Podcast, Grape
Our host, Becky, the Fruit Maven, is joined this week by her first esteemed guest, Lia Riley, co-host of Afternoona Delight and Afternoona Army podcasts, and author of Puck & Prejudice. Becky carries precious cargo 500 miles to share her $30 Korean grapes and...
by Fruit Maven | Aug 24, 2023 | Podcast, Grape
This episode takes a different approach to the idea of joy as I recently met unexpected heartache. I explore grapes as an analogy for community and ask some tricky questions: What is the role of community when we are facing something hard? What can our approach to...
by Fruit Maven | Jul 19, 2012 | Grape
Do you know what the main problem is with seedless concord grapes? … … THE SEEDS! … Every single time I have purchased seedless concord grapes they have had seeds. Every time. It took me 45 minutes to de-seed these seedless grapes so I could make...
by Fruit Maven | Oct 28, 2009 | Grape
If you have ever considered making your own wine to impress your foodie friends when they pop over with fresh baked sourdough bread and they are babbling on about the starter they got from their great aunt bessie who got it from her sister‘s mother, then this is the...
by Fruit Maven | Oct 24, 2009 | Grape
If you wear makeup that is applied with a putty knife and I can see the orange line between your face and your neck, then this is the fruit for you! APPEARANCE Rating: Deep purple skin on a rather large grape. Surely this size is overcompensating for something....
