Category Archives: fruit

I remember this taste

I don’t know if it was the exotic setting or the plangency to a Swedish film, but these wild strawberries in a restaurant in Italy were fresher and sweeter than anything I had ever tasted.

Redolent of the forest from which they were picked, they had a taste unlike an ordinary strawberry or any fruit I ever ate. Then or since.

Rich, fragrant, tiny, and perky, wild strawberries were a once in my lifetime experience.

They remain a strong, much favored sensory memory.

Eat this

You have an excuse but you do not have permission for not finishing your vegetables.

Some of the green savory things on your plate are technically fruits. It’s not just the tasty avocado either. The cucumber is a seeded edible plant and, therefore, botanically a fruit. I could go on.

Vegetables are not a botanical classification. They may be green or orange [no, the yellow squash has seeds], florets or leaves, or stems.

Enjoy them because they are delicious.  Enjoy them because they are ever so nutritious. Enjoy them because they beautify your meal.

Fruit in season

List your top 5 favorite fruits.

I reason that fruit when
In season is better than
Steak from the grill. Fire
It up and let the summer 
Tastes thrill. Fruit and its
Cousin the squash, tomato 
Or even a potato can heat
Up a summer's day. Put a
Peach on the coals or add
A zucchini to roast and save
Some apricots, plums for
Dessert. Sit them beside a
Melon or pear and eat that
Tart apple while you walk.