Certified Organics
Spice up your Springtime
This time of year may find you looking for something new to make for dinner. Try this Carrot Chile and Cilantro Soup from www.allrecipes.com.
Positively Ageless
Stop the Clock! With Root Vegetables...
In chef school we learned that if a vegetable grows underground, you should begin the cooking process in cold water (whereas above-ground vegetables should be added to boiling water). It’s always worked for me, but my favorite way to cook root vegetables is slow oven-roasting.
Produce Corner
Eat a Cactus
Chewing on a cactus may not seem like a smart or tasty thing to do, however the Nopal cactus leaf provides both a flavorful fruit and a healthy vegetable that will add a new dimension to your culinary toolbox.
Product Spotlight
Delicious and Healthy Citrus-March 2008
Originally introduced to the U.S. in the mid-19th century, the Kumquat has been familiar in Japan and China for thousands of years. Pixie Tangerines are very sweet tangerines while Key Limes are smaller and rounder than common limes.
Delicious and Healthy Pears-March 2008
Asian pears taste very similar to a pear, but resemble an apple, which is where the name derived. Melissa’s Seckel Pears are small, almost bite-sized pears with a brownish-yellow russet color skin, and Forelle pears are small pears that are perfect for snacking because they are bite size.
Delicious and Healthy Tropicals
Melissa's delicious and healthy tropicals include cherimoya, passion fruit, kiwano melons, sweet young coconuts, guava, and strawberry papayas.
