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Tag Archives: apples

Dia de Los Muertos

For many years, I’ve celebrated Dia de los Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead. I like to remember people who have touched my life and passed on. Their pictures grace the mantle. We light candles, listen to their favorite music, and eat their favorite foods.
 
This year, I wanted to have a simple meal that [...]

Happy Independence Day!

We’ve recently added a new ingredient to our menu, and we’d like to take this occasion to celebrate it: let’s hear it for the all-American pecan!

Native to this land, the buttery-rich pecan takes its name from the Algonquin word pakan, which means “a nut so hard it has to be cracked with a stone”. Thomas [...]

Highlight on a Fabulous Fruit: The Apple

Deep in the forest of Alma-Ata* in the Tien-Shan mountains of what is now Kazakhstan, thousands of apple trees grow. Each one is unique, special in its own way. No two look alike, and no two bear fruit that tastes alike. From this forest came millions of seeds that grew millions of apple trees. Most of [...]

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