Tag: tropical fruit
member name: Sonia M.
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August 23, 2006 08:51 PM EDT --
(Originally published June 10, 2003 - The Hawaii Tribune-Herald of Hilo)
LILIKO'I....The passionate fruit
One of my favorite tropical fruits is the liliko'i or passion fruit. I find it very versatile . . .
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September 10, 2006 07:11 PM EDT --
GOING BANANAS...!
Did you know that the plant we know as a banana tree is not a tree at all, but an herb? Did you know that the banana itself is not a fruit, but a berry? The banana, (Musa . . .
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September 13, 2006 08:15 PM EDT --
Lately I've had a lot of fun scrapbooking recipes. I published an article about bananas yesterday and someone who read it sent me an e-mail with another bunch of banana facts. That page . . .
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January 30, 2007 08:39 PM EST --
Papaya, (Carica papaya L) the "good for you fruit", is called he'i in Hawaii, fruta bomba or lechosa in some Spanish speaking . . .
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March 01, 2007 12:00 AM EST --
When most people think of pineapples, they immediately picture Hawai'i, even though pineapples actually were not brought to Hawaii . . .
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July 31, 2007 02:17 AM EDT --
The coconut (cocos nucifera) is not really a nut, but a seed. Belonging to the family of fruits called drupes, it is related to dates, apricots, . . .
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October 02, 2006 03:05 PM EDT --
If you happened to see two crazy people on the side of the road a week or so ago, trying to knock down some guavas from trees, I have to confess!
My son and I decided to take a drive on the back roads . . .
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March 09, 2007 02:29 PM EST --
It boggles my mind to see the varieties of fruit growing year round on our islands, but to me summer fruit seem to be just a bit more special! We have become so accustomed to . . .
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July 13, 2007 07:15 PM EDT --
In my native Cuba, a very simple dessert or snack is guava paste and cream cheese spread on crispy crackers, or a dish of guava shells in syrup and also served with cream cheese. . . .
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August 31, 2007 06:06 PM EDT --
In my recent article An Afternoon with Good Food in the Park I mentioned that our friend Becky, my son Anthony and I had Dragon Fruit for . . .
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September 15, 2007 09:45 PM EDT --
At this time of the year as you drive up and down our roads the pungent smell of ripe guavas follow you almost everywhere you go. So many guava trees grow wild all over the . . .
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October 05, 2007 10:58 PM EDT --
Recently my friend Linda Kane asked if I would be willing to make a little video for a place called Expert Village.
Expert Village posts a list of topics they are interested in and the videographer . . .
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June 13, 2008 10:30 PM EDT --
As many of you know, I have been away from home for several months (3 months as of June 7th) when I thought I would be gone for only 3 weeks!
During this time, I have tried to find either . . .
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July 07, 2008 10:45 AM EDT --
I've written about mangoes before (check the links below), but here it is....mango season is upon us again and I'm surrounded by the lovely aroma of ripe mangoes.
Anyone who knows . . .
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August 28, 2008 09:57 PM EDT --
A healthy way to start your morning even for people in a hurry.
Mango-Papaya Breakfast Shake
1 mango peeled cubed in 1/2" pieces
1 banana peeled, sliced in round pieces (*)
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August 23, 2006 04:19 PM EDT --
THE FRUITS OF SUMMER
By Sonia Martinez
It boggles my mind to see the varieties of fruit growing year round on our islands, but to me summer fruit seem to be just a bit more special! We have become so . . .
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September 13, 2006 10:07 PM EDT --
This page was made by enlarging a photograph of a variety of chile peppers to make it sort of faded or blurry. I then printed it out and made copies. I cut it to paste on a dark green cardstock . . .
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March 04, 2007 04:55 PM EST --
Based on an ancient Chinese custom the Japanese celebrate Girl's Day on March 3rd. In Hawaii all cultures celebrate Girl's Day.
As part of the 3rd Annual Girl's Day Diva . . .
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January 10, 2009 02:30 PM EST --
Recently a friend of several years moved back to the mainland. Before he left, I was reminiscing with him about the time we met in person for the first time, a few years ago when . . .
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September 07, 2009 10:03 PM EDT --
Living in Hawaii is a lot like living in Cuba in some ways....many of the same tropical fruits we grew up with in Cuba are found here.
Photo: Wild guavas - by Sonia Martinez . . .
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