On a hot summer day, a cold glass of lemonade is one of the most refreshing drinks one can ask for. To mix things up, I sometimes make a fruit syrup with fresh fruit and honey — and to take it up another notch,…
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Urgently Picking Fruit: A mother with a medically complex child shares her story
In this week’s blog, Ali Chandra, a writer, RN, and mother of two, shares her son Ethan’s medical journey and why she urgently wanted to introduce him to the tradition of picking fruit at an orchard. Follow Ethan’s story on Facebook at Hope for…
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Gluten-free Sweet Cherry Crisp
Cherry pie has long been my favorite pie, but sometimes making a cherry crisp is just so much easier! Plus, when you pick your own sweet cherries, sometimes it’s easy to go overboard with how many you pick. Who can blame you? They are…
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Crostata ricotta e visciole: Roman Jewish Cherry Cheesecake
Lately, I’ve been researching recipes from Italy in an attempt to learn more about my own culinary heritage. The Italian side of my family is my father’s side. My dad’s grandfather was the first generation born in America, in 1890. Perhaps because women have…
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Fresas con Crema–Mexican Strawberries with Cream
“You are living in paradise!” A good friend visiting from Puebla, Mexico exclaimed this past weekend after a golf cart tour of the orchard, proudly led by our three growing boys. They “expertly” pointed out each different type of fruit tree or bush we…
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Frutti di Bosco Gelato – An Italian Ice Cream Specialty
A few years ago when on vacation in Italy, we discovered frutti di bosco gelato, a delicious Italian ice cream made with fresh berries and cherries. This quickly became my favorite gelato flavor– one I would look for every time we decided we needed…
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Tips for Drying Fresh Fruit Without A Food Dehydrator
I considered getting rid of my food dehydrator recently when I moved. It was one more box to cram into a Pod storage container that had about as much space as a stomach after a Thanksgiving feast. Nevertheless, thinking of the hundreds of fruits…
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Dairy-Free Strawberry Shortcake
“Do you have any allergies?” It’s the question you know you have to ask any guests before they come over, but sometimes, when the answer is yes, it’s tough to come up with recipes that work well for everyone while accommodating allergies. I often…
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Penne with Asparagus Cream Sauce
Quiz time. What’s the first crop we harvest at Weaver’s Orchard? You might be thinking strawberries. And if so, you’d be correct that strawberries are the first crop available for pick-your-own. But before pick-your-own opens at the end of May, we harvest our own…
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Lightened Up Creamy Italian Salad
Years ago, my sisters-in-law and mother-in-law and I used to meet up every so often for lunch at the Olive Garden, including their delicious unlimited salad, bread sticks and soups. That salad is so delicious that it stands out in my memory. I often…
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