by Fruit Maven | Jun 15, 2012 | Berry
I hope you didn’t misread the title. This isn’t a post about how to prepare FOR a disaster, but literally how to create one on your own. First you take an eight hour road trip with a four year old and you barely drink water because you don’t want...
by Fruit Maven | Jun 4, 2012 | Berry
Sadly my experience with berries (beyond blueberries and strawberries) is pretty limited. In fact, it is so limited that I rarely eat them down here in San Diego because the ones we get are often either bland or ridiculously tart. Somehow a mouth full of eye watering,...
by Fruit Maven | May 21, 2012 | Loquat
I’ve been trying to get my hands on some loquats for somewhere around two years. They aren’t that exotic and I’ve somehow procured far more difficult items, but the lowly loquat has always eluded me. Lots of people have these in their yards in...
by Fruit Maven | May 8, 2012 | 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...
by Fruit Maven | May 3, 2012 | Apple, Sapote
I love brightly colored fruit. It takes what I already think is super fun and just multiplies it times a billion. Plus I’m a sucker for star patterns in fruit, so I was ecstatic when Specialty Produce let me know they had gotten a few of these in stock. Star...