Business briefs Oct 16, 2008
Various apple varieties were harvested, as well as brown turkey and mission figs, Asian pears and jujubes. The olive harvest began, and many growers reported a lighter than normal crop. (Fresno Bee)
Fruitful In Sonoma Sep 25, 2008
Gabriel Farm also grows a number of varieties of Asian pears, almost all for commercial customers such as Whole Foods. Sufficiently warned, I ventured into the orchard. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Juicy harvest Aug 16, 2008
In Madera County, Gala apples have been harvested in recent days at the farm where Lance Shebelut also grows Fuji and Cripps Pink apples, along with peaches, Asian pears and almonds. Shebelut said he is pleased with the quality of the Galas, but less enamored of the size. (Fresno Bee)
Living Off The Land Jun 14, 2008
They have 45 fruit and nut trees, including apples, asian pears and plums. It often ends up being canned and enjoyed throughout the year. (W-USA News, DC)
A Year Off Work May 29, 2008
She recalled a particularly successful Szechuan peppercorn dish with Asian pears and celery root. She also came up with a new favorite: thinly sliced Tokyo turnips on a piece of fresh bread with goat butter and a little fennel pollen and sea salt. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Top-notch burgers May 23, 2008
In Jakarta, Indonesia, the local Four Seasons hotel offers a one million rupee ($108) hamburger topped with Asian pears, foie gras and Portobello mushroom. Hong Kongs Steak House restaurant charges HK$490 ($63) for a deluxe 12-ounce burger topped with foie gras and gruyere cheese. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Nutrition Q&A May 4, 2008
Apples have more fiber than Asian pears. True or false. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Green body, green mind Apr 16, 2008
They're much, much better than they sound: sweet, delicious and the very essence of the Fuji apples, Asian pears, pineapples and other fruits they're made from. Each bag has a nicely sized serving of fruit, and no added fat, preservatives or sugar. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Children inch closer to goal Apr 4, 2008
The children completed an exotic-food-tasting program to earn nutritional bonus label credit, for example, trying such fruits as pumelo, Asian pears and pomegranate. "It was fun to explore" the different fruits, Ruth said, though she wasn't so keen on cleaning red specks from the pomegranates' juice off of everything. (Mt. Pleasant News, IA)
The edible back yard Mar 15, 2008
Asian pears are young producers with fruit that is as crisp as an apple and as sweet as a pear. Seckel pears, known as the sugar pear, is the chef's favorite for rich fruity deserts. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Lunar New Year soup has sticking power Feb 7, 2008
Typically, the table acts as an altar and is filled with plates and bowls of food including marinated root vegetables, braised short ribs, grilled whole fish, variety of jun, sweet and savory rice cakes, jujubes, Asian pears and the New Year's rice cake soup, ddukguk. These would all be set on the table with a small pitcher of liquor. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dinner brightens a dark winter Feb 6, 2008
A semifreddo of Roquefort cheese was topped with walnuts and thin, crispy slices of dried Asian pears. A port wine-Asian pear pur. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Continue reading Jan 30, 2008
Reyes said that earlier that morning, a parent walked over in the rain to bring them some Asian pears. "It's a blessing when you get to work at a job where people really want to be there," Perry said. (Kingsburg Recorder, CA)
Country life not always healthier Dec 25, 2007
Got the hale out and moved to the freshest of air WNC mountains, 35 minutes to nearest store (which has excellent produce and fresh-squeezed OJ), where we grow our own lettuce, spinach, potatoes, asparagus, beans, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, peaches, apples, pears, asian pears, chestnuts, and grapes. Between eating so much home-grown, fresh spring water, and the aerobic workout from the daily up-and-down the ridges trail-walking, we are slowly but surely purging the... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Top chefs share holiday menus Dec 20, 2007
An arugula salad with persimmons, Asian pears, blue cheese and cider vinaigrette joined the menu after the family moved to California, and the meal typically ends with bananas Foster - sauteed and flambeed bananas with vanilla ice cream - because Keane's mother adores it ... Arugula Spinach Salad with Persimmons, Asian Pears Cheese. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Get to know Northern California Nov 18, 2007
Click on "Outposts in Paradise" for profiles of the county's villages, including Hyampom, known for its Asian pears and fishing in the South Fork of the Trinity, and the gold panning around Junction City. Look under "Fishing Report" for details on pursuing trout and salmon. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Web guides to a Trinity River road trip in the mountains of Northern California Nov 11, 2007
Click on the "Outposts in Paradise" link for profiles of the county's villages, including Hyampom, known for its Asian pears and fishing in the South Fork of the Trinity, and the gold panning around Junction City. Look under "Fishing Report" for details on pursuing trout and salmon. (North County Times)
Farm Trails celebrates Sonoma's... Sep 28, 2007
With a specially produced Map and Guide, the public is invited to explore some of the county's finest agricultural treasures from local honey, organic mushrooms, Crane melons and Asian pears, to handcrafted fiber products, fresh flowers, artisan cheeses and more. Farm visits are a growing trend giving people a rare chance to see how and where their food is produced. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Do you need a greenhouse? Sep 7, 2007
In his greenhouse, there are peaches, nectarines, Asian pears and what he calls "dessert" apples. Most of these are heirloom varieties from England that need a longer growing season than they'd get outdoors. (Anchorage Daily News)
County teeming with organic farmers Aug 13, 2007
Beck and her 80-year-old husband Robert have operated the 33-acre Beck Grove in Fallbrook as an organic farm for 24 years, growing lemon grass to sell to Thai restaurants, bay leaves, Meyer lemons, Asian pears, kumquats, fuyu persimmons, small exotic fruits called the cherimoyas and a host of other fruits and herbs. Beck said she and her husband owned a 10,000-acre cattle ranch in Montana before, eventually, landing in Fallbrook. (North County Times)
Farmers market kicks off Friday Jun 15, 2007
But as the season progresses, more and more growers will show up, and there will probably be around 50 at the height of activity, selling everything from heirloom tomatoes to anaheim chiles, asian pears, haricot verts and butternut squash. This year the market is also undergoing an administrative transition, as founder M lissa Story opted not to sign a contract with the town this spring. (Telluride Daily Planet, CO)
Introducing Canada's sake master May 3, 2007
"I smell Asian pears, apple, half-ripe melon, a little cucumber," Mr. Shiroki said recently over a cold glass poured out of a bottle from the Coke fridge that serves as his humble display case. "Grassy and minerally for sure. It's almost like a Chablis a little bit on the nose. It's wonderful, isn't it?". (Globe and Mail)
Bloom Cafe: Welcome to the neighborhood Apr 29, 2007
For juicy crunch, it's made with finely sliced Asian pears fanned out on a bed of baby spinach leaves that taste as if they've been picked minutes before. Toasted walnuts are fresh, too, and golden raisins add the tease of something sweet. (Los Angeles Times)
Wheat Growers Worry About Cold Damage Apr 7, 2007
Workers at Kimmel Orchard near Nebraska City said they already lost nearly an acre of Asian pears and a half-acre of white peaches. They said 90 acres of apples, cherries and grapes are still in danger. (7 KETV Omaha)
Flurries In Forecast; Orchard Predicts Losses Apr 6, 2007
Kimmel Orchard, in Nebraska City, said on Thursday that it expects to lose most of its crop of Asian pears and white peaches because of the spring cold. Warmer temperatures don't return until Monday, when highs reach back near 60 degrees, Randby said. (7 KETV Omaha)
• Some things just go together Mar 21, 2007
2 Asian pears, sliced (If Asian pears are not in season, substitute half regular pear, half apple slices). 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Idaho Farmers Make Room for Funky Fruits Mar 19, 2007
He's eyeing Asian pears as the next table grape, and then, he hopes, persimmons will have their day in the sun. Continued. (ABC News -- Wire)
Potatoes, persimmons, and paw paws in Idaho? Mar 17, 2007
He's eyeing Asian pears as the next table grape, and then, he hopes, persimmons will have their day in the sun ... And their exotic qualities can fetch high prices at local farmer's markets: Asian pears can sell for over a dollar per pear at farmer's markets, Fallahi says. (Nampa Idaho Press-Tribune, ID)
Bare-root trees outperform container-grown cousins Feb 12, 2007
My crisp sugar-sweet Asian pears are free, but in the market they sell for two dollars apiece. Even at that staggering price, store-bought would never taste as good as mine. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
More of this story Feb 10, 2007
Steaks at East Third are flavored with ingredients like Asian pears, soy, honey, sesame oil and chilies, much like the recipes used at his father's Korean steakhouse. What's even more surprising, and successful, is the restaurant's use of pork as a serious steak. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Prix-fixe deals on LI Jan 10, 2007
I started with a bright and nicely dressed Gorgonzola and pecan salad that contained Asian pears, greens, arugula, dried cranberries and roasted beets, but few of the promised pecans. That was the only shortcoming of a meal that proceeded with a thick, supremely juicy maple-glazed pork chop with a seductive chipotle-sweet potato gratin and sweet corn relish. (Newsday -- Long Island)
Working together is what works Jan 9, 2007
Pears: "The Hosuis (Asian pears) are really good quality.". Avocados: "New Year's coming a great time for avocados make sure you have lots of ripe fruit.". (Mail Tribune, OR)
Upscale fare in the most unlikely locale Jan 4, 2007
Candied pecans, Asian pears and a champagne vinaigrette finished this tasty starter. Appetizers of interest were the timbale of jumbo lump crab with butternut squash puree, sage and lobster glacage; tuna pot stickers with cucumber, daikon and a soy dipping sauce; or the shrimp tempura with gingered Asian slaw and garlic chili sauce. (Washington Times, DC)
