With the shape of a pumped-up Anaheim chile, the flavor of a yellow bell pepper, and the golden orange color of a California sunset, these GOLD HORN PEPPERS are a welcome addition to the pepper arsenal. Beautiful roasted and stuffed, they would make great inside-out rellenos…stuff this sweet pepper with a spicey, cheesey mixture and…
Particularly rich in vitamins and minerals, green chard is becoming increasingly popular and widely grown in Italy, France, Spain, Holland, Switzerland, and the United States. This YOUNG GREEN CHARD is the result of a grower thinning his rows of green chard. Note that the grower cut the chard at the very base of the bunch…this…
You have seen GREEN GARLIC on the menus of some of our country’s finest restaurants, and you have thought that all GREEN GARLIC is the same. Not so! A small family farm in Southern California is harvesting PURPLE VARIETY GREEN GARLIC, and at least for now, it is quite a bit smaller than traditional GREEN…
Some of America’ s most respected chefs have extolled the virtues of Green Garlic. We’re all used to seeing common Garlic which is the dried mature bulb of the garlic plant. Green Garlic is the same plant pulled from the ground at a much earlier stage, often even before the bulb forms. Green Garlic can…
These beautiful GREEN ROMANO BEANS are a sure sign that we are deep into summer. This flat-pod bean is an heirloom variety that traces its origins to Italy. In 2 quarts rapidly boiling water seasoned with 2 teaspoons salt, cook the romano beans until tender but slightly firm. This should take approximately 2 minutes. Transfer…
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In ancient times, Roman gardeners grew the ancestors of this fresh, crunchy 8 in earth-filled baskets. A late summer refresher, the Italian cucumber has crisp flesh and few seeds. Round to oval-shaped, with whitish-green fuzzy skin, it’s a beautiful addition to salads, with flavor that holds its own among mixed greens and other garden vegetables….
Radishes vary in shape – oval, round, turnip-shaped, olive shaped, tapering from the top, and even tapering from the bottom and in external color -white, pink, red, purple, black. Internal color also varies, most strikingly in the Japanese Kabu radish. These beautiful radishes are about the size of a handball, and their exterior color gives…
The name Kohlrabi is the German combination of Kohl “cabbage” and Rabi “turnip” and is popular in German speaking countries and India. Kohlrabi is a species of wild cabbage and is the stem is similar to that of a Broccoli and the heart is similar to that of a Cabbage but is milder and sweeter…
Lacinato Kale (also known as black cabbage, Tuscan Kale , Cavolo Nero and dinosaur Kale ) is a hearty, spicy, long-leaf borecole, so called on account of its extremely dark color. Like its close relative, curly Kale , Lacinato Kale is suitable for serving with hearty, winter dishes. Its hearty flavor and almost sweet aftertaste…
Also known as Cream Peas, Lady Peas are prized in the South. They are very similar in flavor to and have a smoother texture than Blackeye Peas but they will not cloud the liquid in which they are cooked.
Baby gold beets have become a very common specialty vegetable product. When you’ re looking for a milder version of the traditonal red beet’ s distinctive flavor and the vibrant color of baby gold beets, but you want big, beautiful slices or a lovely puree, opt for LARGE GOLD BEETS. How about a golden borscht?…
This Beet is known as the Striped, Chioggia, or Candy Beet. Chioggia is derived from its Italian origin off the coast of Italy from a town called Chiogga. When sliced open the Beets are a beautiful candy pink color, hence being called Candy Beets , and they are magnificently striped! They have the same taste…
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The LEMON CUCUMBER is an heirloom variety that dates back to 1894. A popular and unusual home garden variety, this cucumber has spherical, broad oval 8 that are 2-3 inches long. When the skin is translucent or very pale yellow, 8s can be sliced and eaten either peeled or unpeeled. Lemon cucumbers turn golden yellow…
Also known as a Madagascar bean, Fresh Lima Beans are named for Lima, Peru, where they were found as early as 1500. These Fordhook variety LIMA BEANS are larger, plumper and fuller flavored than baby Limas, the other commercial variety. Available through September, Fresh Lima Beans will make your classic succotash just that much better.
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