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Produce guides

seasonal produce guides for each fruit & vegetable

These produce guides help you make the best of fruits & vegetables when they are in season.

  • How to tell good from bad (or ripe from unripe)
  • Quality at the grocery store vs farmers market (highly dependent on each specific fruit and vegetable)
  • Best storage techniques
  • How long it should last when properly stored
  • Addressing specific problems (like bitterness in cucumbers, or substituting nectarines for peaches)
  • Recipes!!
A sumo citrus mandarin and segmented slices (also known as a Dekopon).

Do Sumo citrus mandarins deserve the hype?

Raspberries in a container

75 raspberry recipes: find your new favorite

apricot pairings: blackberries, nuts, and basil

Apricot recipes: floral, nutty, berry, and corny

dozens of fresh peaches ready

75+ peach recipes & flavor pairings

Bowl of fresh blueberries

75 blueberry recipes & flavor pairings

Pink pineberries in season

Pineberries

Vegetables in-season for April on a calendar

April: cooking with seasonal vegetables

Sweet onion recipes for spring & summer

40+ Sweet onion recipes: dinner, dips, and french onion riffs

What to cook in March

What to cook in March

How to cook asparagus

How to cook asparagus: 10 methods & 50 recipes

Rhubarb recipes

50 rhubarb recipes (from pies to BBQs)

February coffee

Cooking in season: February recipes

Parsnip recipe ingredients: parsnips, carrots, cauliflower, potatoes, mushrooms, onions, and bruessels sprouts

Parsnip recipes: 48 seasonal ideas for fall & winter

Types of apples

Apple varieties: flavor & cooking notes

Fresh cranberry sauce recipe

Cranberry sauce recipes: boozy, fruity, floral, and spicy

Cranberry recipes: salad dressing

Fresh cranberry recipes: 50+ seasonal ideas

Chicken with roasted grapes and pecan gravy in a cast iron skillet

2022 fall recipe collection: grapes

santa rosa plums - to be used in recipes

Plum recipes: from pies to chicken wings

plumcots and pluots

Plumcots & pluots: what are they?

strawberry recipes - bread

Strawberry recipes: from shortcakes to BBQ sauce

September seasonal fruit recipes: wine and grapes

Cooking with fruit in season: September edition

Pomegranate recipes [fall + winter collection]

November seasonal fruit recipes

Cooking with fruit in November

A basket of apples

Apple recipes & the best varieties to use

Roasted chicken and apples

Cooking with seasonal fruit: October edition

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I do a lot of research about produce to figure out why some fruits & veggies taste good and others bland. I also dig into the science of why some recipes work and others don't. No question goes unanswered, and I'm here to share the results with you.

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The best (and worst) apples for pie

apple pie on a pile of red and green apples

The type of apple used to make your pie actually matters. So why do some apples make the best pies, but other varieties yield disappointing results? It comes down to their flavor, acidity, and texture after being cooked in a hot oven. I can confirm that these characteristics can greatly vary from one variety to...

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Fresh fig banana bread

Fresh fig banana bread with a fig syrup swirl

A seasonal banana bread recipe with a homemade fig-maple syrup swirled into the batter that tastes like fig newton filling. This bread is a perfect way to use seasonal figs this summer and fall, even if they are slightly under or overripe. The recipe requires some extra steps to cook the maple-fig syrup, but it's...

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Farmers market apple butter (Instant Pot)

apple butter recipe in the instant pot and canned

After using almost 100 pounds of apples to test apple butter recipes, I've found the best apple varieties, cooking methods and ingredients to produce the best results. Best apples: McIntosh for their cider-like flavor and smooth consistency with cooked Best cooking method: pressure cooking for its ability to caramelize the sugars Best flavor tip: keep...

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