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In Season: Pears
Called the "gift of the gods" by epic poet Homer, the juicy and sweet flavors and the soft, somewhat grainy texture of the pear makes the fruit worthy of its heavenly title. Pear season in much of America runs from August to October, though it's available year-round due to the incredible amount of seasonal variations among its different varieties. As we glide though October, "optimal pear usage time" is coming to an end, though any time of year is a great time to whip up one of these pear-based dishes.Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 140: Can Dried Fruit Be Diet Food?
Lately I have taken to eating raisins and dried tart cherries as snacks. I normally eat lots of locally grown apples and pears this time of year, but for some reason my local markets, Fairway and Citarella, have had little or no local apples. What's up with that? It's apple and pear season in the Northeast, but not at these markets apparently. Normally I hit my local Greenmarkets on Saturday and/or Sunday, but I've been traveling most weekends for the book, so that hasn't been an option.Serious Salad: Summer Pear Salad
I recently found out that Bartlett pears are coming into season, even though pears are often thought of as a winter fruit. I enjoyed having this pear salad with string beans, honey-roasted pecans, white (rather than my usual red) balsamic vinegar and a dash of black pepper. It's light enough that I can dare to have a bit of chocolate cake after with vanilla frosting.'Demonic' Pear Freaks Out New Zealand Woman
A canned pear with a "demonic" carved face greeted a New Zealand woman who was just trying to have a late night snack earlier this month. Sort of reminds me of what I imagined Voldemort to look like when I read the Harry Potter books. [via Cold Mud]Seriously Asian: Jumuk-Bap
Jumuk-Bap View the complete recipe here » What do seaweed, pears, and ground beef have in common? They all belong in Jumuk-bap, a Korean rice ball snack I learned how to make from a former Korean housemate. Jumuk means fist in Korean, which is a fair description of how compressed the rice becomes as you shape it into a ball. I'd always been more familiar with the Japanese version, onigiri, in which fillings like umeboshi (pickled plum) or salmon are tucked into the interior of a rice ball, which is then wrapped into a sheet of seaweed. For Jumuk-bap, all the components are mixed together with the rice before being shaped into balls. The secret ingredient in the ground...Pithy and Cleaver's Autumnal Salad
Serious Beer columnist Maggie Hoffman tosses some arugula with roasted pears, blue cheese, and a homemade walnut-vinaigrette (she says bacon wouldn't hurt either) for a tasty salad on her blog, Pithy and Cleaver....Market Scene: Squash, Sugar Plums, Apples, and Pears in Southern California
Note: On Mondays, one of our various Market Scene correspondents checks in with what's fresh at farmstands, what's coming up, and what you better get while the gettin's good. This week, we hear from SoCal correspondent Leah Greenstein of SpicySaltySweet. Take us to the market, Leah! Carnival Squash at McGrath Family Farms. [Photographs: Leah Greenstein] I'm tired of tomatoes. There. I said it. After two months straight gorging myself on Early Girls and Purple Cherokees, Green Zebras and Sun Golds, I think I've finally had enough tangy-sweet-tomato-goodness to last me until next summer—or at least until January, when I break into my stash of homemade canned heirloom tomatoes for lasagnas and stews. Fortunately, the Los Angeles farmers' markets (and Southern...In Season: Pears
[] There are few things as rewarding and delicious as sinking your teeth into a perfectly ripe pear—sweet and juicy, with that uniquely grainy bite. My mother used to pack pears in my brown sack lunches when I was little, and I vividly remember being the envy of all my peers as I pulled out that magical fruit. Or I'd save my lunchtime pear for an after-school snack, savoring each bite in the Georgia autumn breeze. From the rose family and closely related to the apple and quince, pears are in season from August to October. The most popular varieties are the Bosc, Bartlett, Anjou and Comice, distinguishable by varying skin colors and shapes. Once considered a gift of...Photo of the Day: Buddha-Shaped Pears
[Photograph: Central European News] I'd feel funny chomping into the head of one of these Buddha-shaped pears, but they're popular in their home city of Hexia, China. Farmer Gao Xianzhang spent six years perfecting his Buddha pear-making craft, resulting in this season's crop of 10,000 pears, each one grown in its own mold. The price of one of these cute pears? About $8. Related Finally! A Heart-Shaped Watermelon Spherical Is Out: Human-Shaped is In...Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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