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    • June 7, 2009 by paola
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    • This summer, I'll be eating heirlooms

    • sweet is the taste of the season


      Tomato RED

      1. heirloom tomatoes -- deep purple, orange, yellow, green and ruby red
      2. sweet corn - in salads, on the grill, or just boiled with a touch of butter
      3. white peaches and nectarines -- firm, never mushy
      4. sweet, sweet basil
      5. bell peppers that snap as you bite down
      6. berries, berries, berries!
      7. Asparagi - tender baby shoots grilled to crispy tops with a smokey touch
      8. bing cherries and all her cherry cousins
      9. avocados - haas and the big ones too. tender for guac, the rest with salt.
      10. happy valencias and blood oranges too

       
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