Preheat oven to 400. Place four halved and cored pears, cut side down, on a 9x13 baking dish. Split a vanilla pod and place the pod halves among the pears. Squeeze the juice of one lemon over the pears, then sprinkle generously with sugar - about 1 mounded tsp per pear half (here, vanilla-infused sugar).… Continue reading Roasted pears
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Simple applesauce
Peel, core, and slice (into ¼ inch thickness) 6 large apples (preferably a mix of sweet and tart varieties), and place in a large Dutch oven. Add ½ cup apple cider, juice, or water (here, apple cider) and ½ tsp cinnamon. Cover and simmer until apples are mashable with a spoon (about 20 mins). Purée… Continue reading Simple applesauce
Honey-glazed banana
This recipe calls for a young banana, one that is closer to yellow/green than yellow with mottled brown spots. Drizzle some olive or coconut oil (here, 1-2 tsp almond oil) in a large wok on medium heat. When oil is heated, add 1 banana sliced into ¼ inch penny slices, spreading each slice out. Brown… Continue reading Honey-glazed banana
Baked cinnamon honey apples
Recipe from Yummly: http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Apple-Pie-Baked-Apples-1095311. We squeezed fresh lemon and lime juice over the filling and the inside of each cored apple to prevent browning. We also baked leftover filling in mini-loaf pans. (Sept. 2015)
Watermelon and cantaloupe salad with spearmint vinaigrette
Recipe here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/watermelon-and-cantaloupe-salad-with-mint-vinaigrette-recipe.html We used two lemons to make the ¼ cup of lemon juice and added lemon zest. (Sept. 2015)
Watermelon and jicama salad with citrus notes
Bobby Flay's recipe is here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/jicama-and-watermelon-salad-recipe-1941006.html?soc=itksocialsharedefault%7Cios%7Cp. Although the recipe called for only 1 tsp each of orange and lime zest, we used all zest from one orange and two limes. We also used about 1 cup jicama to 4 cups watermelon. We will garnish with spearmint later. (Sept. 2015)
Iced cantaloupe soup with jalapeño and basil
This was a refreshing summer soup that nearly broke my food processor, but the flavor was great. Recipe from the Splendid Table: http://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/iced-cantaloupe-soup-with-jalapeno-and-basil (Aug. 2015)
Indian spiced fruit salad (fruit chaat)
This is a simple salad of various fruits cut into bite-sized pieces (here, 3 small guavas, a red delicious apple, a red pear, a plum, 1 cup red grapes, and 1 banana) tossed with the juice of one lime, ½ tsp salt, and ¼ tsp each cayenne and black pepper. The addition of savory spices… Continue reading Indian spiced fruit salad (fruit chaat)
Banana french toast
Using a blender, mix 2 eggs, ½ cup milk, ¾ tsp cinnamon, a dash of nutmeg, 1 tsp vanilla, and 1 ½ ripe bananas (reserve the remaining half-banana for garnish). Pour mixture into a shallow dish, then dip a slice of bread (here, thinly sliced ciabatta) into the mixture, coating each side (the recipe calls for 6 slices, but… Continue reading Banana french toast
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