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• Persimmons: Fu. Yu.

  
  Food for the Thoughtless — Authority: 106
  If you think these fuyu persimmons seem to be looking wide-eyed off into space, you’re wrong. They’re looking into the future– namely, theirs. Shortly after this photo was taken, they were mercilessly vivisected and consumed by me, the author of this post. I shall be doing the same to their brethren soon on ...
  1 day ago

• Fuyu Persimmon Salad

  
  Chow Vegan — Authority: 488
  With persimmons all over the farmers market, I just had to get some. There’s two types: Fuyu is the squat, round, firm, eat-whenever kind and the Hachiya is the soft, pointy end, eat-only-if-ripe-or-you’ll-be-really-sorry kind. I went with the Fuyu for it’s crispness and because I was going to use it in a salad. ...
  2 days ago

• Sales—Clothespin Opening, Rebecca Minkoff at Satine, Melissa Joy Manning at Persimmon

  
  BLACKBURN AND SWEETZER — Authority: 484
  Rebecca Minkoff at Satine Friday THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 WHO: Clothespin WHAT: Told ya it was coming, the boutique, featuring pieces made from deadstock vintage fabrics, is having its opening party with champagne and the new collection WHERE: 8654 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, clothespinevents@gmail.com , ...
  4 days ago

• Eric’s Pet Plant: Persimmon

  
  Leslie Land — Authority: 115
  This post is the debut of a new regular feature: Eric’s Pet Plants, written and photographed by my friend Eric Larson , manager of Marsh Botanic Garden at Yale University. This week, Eric extolls the persimmon, describing the differences between species and pointing out the tree’s many merits: It’s small, ...
  6 days ago

• Simmon Trees

  
  A Tidewater Gardener — Authority: 114
  Racoon up in de simmon tree Possum on de ground Possum says to racoon Please shake some simmons down The American Persimmon ( Diospyros virginiana ) is one of our underappreciated native trees. They range up and down the Eastern Seaboard and into the Mid-West. These trees are tough, ...
  1 week ago

• Marian Gore, persimmon pudding lady

  
  Bad Home Cooking — Authority: 111
  The persimmon pudding lady has left us. Marian L. Gore was a longtime bookseller, specializing in all things gastronomical. Books about cooking and wine, especially old books on these topics, were her favorites. She died October 11, 2009, at the ripe old age of 95. at the height of persimmon season. If Im allowed ...
  1 week ago

• Project: Doggie Wall Plaque

  
  Craft Gossip — Authority: 159
  image by Pink Persimmon Is this not the cutest pet project ever!!?? Visit the Pink Persimmon blog for directions using their adorable scottie dog stamp and others, some papers and embellishments to make your own wall plaque for your best furry friend. -Heather
  1 week ago

• Housebuilders move higher after upbeat Taylor Wimpey news

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Is there really life back in the housing market? Taylor Wimpey seems to thinks so, and its upbeat comments today have lifted the whole sector. Taylor said in the four months to the start of November, the UK housing market was in much better shape than at the same time last year. It added: Our own [UK] performance ...
  1 week ago

• Wait until the first frost has kissed the persimmons

  
  Appalachian History — Authority: 126
  Fall means that the persimmons are getting ripe and its time to gather the sweet, pulpy fruit. But youd better try to get to them before the woodland critters beat you to it. Raccoons, foxes, squirrels, wild turkeys, bob white quail, possums, coyotes, and even deer feast on it. Numerous birds also relish persimmons. ...
  1 week ago

• Pumpkin Pie Smoothie–A Nutritious Holiday Drink!

  
  Green Baby Guide — Authority: 422
  My cousin invented this autumnal drink, which young children (over one year) and adults will enjoy: Pumpkin Pie Smoothie Simply blend together: 1 cup pumpkin puree a peeled and chopped persimmon ¾ cups almond milk (or more to thin out as desired) ½ cup yogurt pumpkin pie spices   I plan to make pumpkin ...
  1 week ago

• A Spoon In My Persimmon

  
  Solo Road Trip by Tammie Dooley — Authority: 116
  Before we talk about the persimmon seed as a harbinger of winter, I just want to know one thing: Who was the first person to open a persimmon seed? Okay, two things: WHY?!It’s a good bet no one has those answers, so let’s proceed.On my various road trips this fall I’ve noticed an abundance of [...]
  1 week ago

• Healthy Autumn Fruit Cobbler

  
  North Atlantic Books Blog — Authority: 117
  I admit that I’m hopelessly plagued by a persuasive sweet tooth. Holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving bring gastronomical temptations galore, trumping my otherwise healthy diet. You can imagine my excitement for Sweet Gratitude: A New World of Raw Desserts , a book chalk full of delicious guilt-free recipes! ...
  2 weeks ago

• Housebuilders may get HBOS land bank

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  • Bellway, Barratt and Persimmon linked to tentative discussions over land giveaway plan • Proposals could prevent further crash in land values sparked by sale of HBOSs vast holdings Lloyds Banking Group is in preliminary talks to give away swaths of its land assets built up during HBOSs disastrous investment and ...
  3 weeks ago

• And I ate it

  
  Roundrock Journal — Authority: 128
  Yes, I ate this persimmon, most of it anyway. Not the seeds, and not the skin. But about half of the pulpy mass within. We’d had some frosty nights, which I understand is a prerequisite for these things to become edible (at least to humans).We find persimmons in most of our open, sunny areas, and [...]
  3 weeks ago

• this day, starring the best fruit on the planet

  
  Lisa Mertins' Life Illustrated — Authority: 122
  Behold, my first Fuyu persimmons of the season, courtesy of the Thursday Fullerton Farmer’s Market. Have I told you lately that I love persimmons? I do, even more than figs. The vintage bowl is marked Corcoran, Calif but I can’t find reference to that online. The blue bowl is from the RCC ice cream bowl [...]
  3 weeks ago

• Eggplant Parmesan, Redux

  
  breakawaycook — Authority: 414
  Couldn’t resist some gorgeous rosa bianca eggplants I saw at the farmers’ market the other day. My standard eggplant dish sautes chunks of eggplant with ginger, fish sauce, and mint, but I was thinking something more casserole-ish for our little rain spell.I ate quite a bit of bad eggplant parmesan as a kid. ...
  3 weeks ago

• The other Asian tea

  
  T Ching — Authority: 126
  Yoon Hee Kim is an oasis of calm as she steeps a beautiful Korean early spring green tea. With deft movements and the deepest focus, she is a dynamo, sourcing and blending tea, teaching the Korean tea ceremony, and in the process, paying homage to her family’s long history of involvement in the tea business.  I had ...
  3 weeks ago

• Snow White, Blood Red (Ed. by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling)

  
  Stuff — Authority: 129
  Snow White, Blood Red is an anthology of fairy tale retellings for adults, editted by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling . It’s the first of a series of anthologies. Overall, the anthology is very good. Of course, as in any anthology, there were stories I liked better than others but the quality of all of them was ...
  3 weeks ago

• Persimmon Pudding

  
  Joy the Baker — Authority: 521
    Persimmon Pudding, from tree to table.   Step One:  Find a neighbor with a gorgeous, almost cartoon like persimmon tree.  Ask your Mom to help you pick persimmons… Mom always likes to help. Step Two:  Entice neighbor and Mamabear with the promise of fresh baked persimmon pudding if you’re granted access ...
  3 weeks ago

• Farmers Market Update: SummWinter

  
  Summer Tomato — Authority: 464
  Hot Sauce If I were only going to talk about one thing today it would have to be the peppers. What a season we are having! There are so many varieties I’m having trouble deciding what to buy each week. Saturday I learned that ancho chilies–which I have only had dried–are actually just mature poblano peppers. ...
  4 weeks ago

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