Fun & Fruity Recipes
Sometimes the easiest way to get children to eat healthy is to let them have a hand in making their own snacks?and add whipped cream on top. Here are two fruity recipes that are fun and easy to make, and even more fun to eat. Miniature Fruit Pizzas
- 1 package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- Assorted fresh fruit, cut into bite size pieces, such as bananas, kiwis, oranges, blueberries, grapes, strawberries, pineapple, etc.
Allow the cookies to cool.Combine cream cheese and confectioners' sugar; mix well. Spread over cooled cookies. Decorate with assorted fruit. Yummy!
Strawberry Angels
- 1 angel food cake
- 6 large strawberries
- 1 carton whipped topping
Then spoon whipped topping on top of the strawberries. Serve and enjoy!.
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Noni fruit capsules are an herbal supplement ? a convenient way to get the nutrients of noni fruit into your body. Recommended dosage is usually just two capsules daily, on an empty stomach for best absorption. When starting out, most manufacturers say you should take the daily dosage for five days, rest for two days, and repeat. The reason for the break is to allow your body to adjust to the new chemical compounds of noni. You should begin to feel the results after a couple of weeks.
If you don't feel a difference by the time the bottle is empty, you might try another brand.
Currently, noni fruit capsules are available at natural food stores worldwide. You can buy them at brick-and-mortar establishments or online. They usually cost around $30 for a bottle of 80 capsules. Because of the small recommended dosage, these bottles will last for several weeks.
One noni fruit capsule usually contains 500 to 1,000 milligrams of noni. Some capsules contain...
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Italian Marble Oranges Celebrate Ages-Old Wedding Tradition
(ContentDesk) May 1, 2004--Since ancient times, weddings have been festooned with oranges and orange blossoms meant to represent the ideals of marriage ? happiness, fulfilment, fertility and everlasting love.And, while present-day wedding guests select gifts off the bridal registry, trendy gift-givers give the gift of marble oranges, extraordinarily lifelike Italian marble fruit sculptures that commemorate the centuries-old romantic wedding tradition."Our artisans in Italy insisted we put together a collection of marble oranges as a wedding gift idea," said Jessica Parise, co-owner of The Marble Fruit Company.
"They told us the wedding history of the orange and we knew Americans would love to add a little European tradition to their wedding gift-giving!"History tells that giving oranges and orange blossoms as a wedding gift originated in ancient China where they were emblems of purity, chastity and innocence. And, because the orange tree is one of the rare plants that blooms...
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A Look at Edible Fruit Baskets
By their very nature, all fruit baskets, especially the original ones, qualify as edible fruit baskets. After all, when a fruit basket was filled with nothing but fruit, by definition everything in them was edible and therefore qualified as an edible fruit basket. But with today's more competitive marketplace, fruit baskets have grown to include much more than food items. In an attempt to differentiate them from fruit baskets that contain non-food items, the term edible fruit baskets was born ? again nobody knows exactly where, or when, or who first used it ? to signify a fruit basket containing only items that could only be eaten. Nothing drinkable; no wines, no organic juices were included, nor were any jams or jellies or spreads.
Essentially, edible fruit baskets don't contain anything that should be left over after a short-lived, sumptuous feast of its contents.
Some people get confused by the term "edible fruit basket." They think that the basket itself is...
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California Historic Business Honored With First Pitch Duties at SF Giants Game
Hollister, CA (ContentDesk) May 24, 2006 -- Gene Zanger, managing partner of Casa de Fruta, threw out the first pitch Monday night at the San Francisco Giants game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Zanger launched a fastball to start the first game in San Franciscos only at-home series with the Cardinals. With so much emphasis on baseball records and players of the past, it is interesting to look back at history. When we founded our fresh and dried fruit business in 1908, players such as Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner were at their prime and breaking records. What a thrill, 98 years later, to have the opportunity to throw out the first pitch representing Casa de Fruta in the presence of todays great baseball stars such as Barry Bonds, Omar Vizquel, Tony LaRussa and Albert Pujols. Casa de Fruta (www.casadefruta.com) is a 98-year-old family business based in Hollister, California.
It encompasses fruit and nut orchards, an orchard...
California Historic Business Honored With First Pitch Duties at SF Giants Game
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Fun & Fruity Recipes
Sometimes the easiest way to get children to eat healthy is to let them have a hand in making their own snacks?and add whipped cream on top. Here are two fruity recipes that are fun and easy to make, and even more fun to eat. Miniature Fruit Pizzas
- 1 package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- Assorted fresh fruit, cut into bite size pieces, such as bananas, kiwis, oranges, blueberries, grapes, strawberries, pineapple, etc.
Allow the cookies to cool.Combine cream cheese and confectioners' sugar; mix well. Spread over cooled cookies. Decorate with assorted fruit. Yummy!
Strawberry Angels
- 1 angel food cake
- 6 large strawberries
- 1 carton whipped topping
Fruit > Fun & Fruity Recipes
Fun & Fruity Recipes
Sometimes the easiest way to get children to eat healthy is to let them have a hand in making their own snacks?and add whipped cream on top. Here are two fruity recipes that are fun and easy to make, and even more fun to eat. Miniature Fruit Pizzas
- 1 package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- Assorted fresh fruit, cut into bite size pieces, such as bananas, kiwis, oranges, blueberries, grapes, strawberries, pineapple, etc.
Allow the cookies to cool.Combine cream cheese and confectioners' sugar; mix well. Spread over cooled cookies. Decorate with assorted fruit. Yummy!
Strawberry Angels
- 1 angel food cake
- 6 large strawberries
- 1 carton whipped topping
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Best Recipes: Orange Fruity Smoothie
Orange smoothies are really delicious and this fruit-filled recipe for Orange Fruity Smoothie is one of the reasons why. You've gotta love a drink that has wonderful fruits like banana, peach, raspberries and mixes them with nutritious orange juice.Fruit smoothies are good for you and you will make this Orange Fruity Smoothie again and again. Orange Fruity Smoothie
- 1 medium banana, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 ripe peach, peeled, halved, pitted and diced
- 1 cup raspberries
- 1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice
- 3 ice cubes
Fruit > Best Recipes: Orange Fruity Smoothie
Italian Marble Oranges Celebrate Ages-Old Wedding Tradition
(ContentDesk) May 1, 2004--Since ancient times, weddings have been festooned with oranges and orange blossoms meant to represent the ideals of marriage ? happiness, fulfilment, fertility and everlasting love.And, while present-day wedding guests select gifts off the bridal registry, trendy gift-givers give the gift of marble oranges, extraordinarily lifelike Italian marble fruit sculptures that commemorate the centuries-old romantic wedding tradition."Our artisans in Italy insisted we put together a collection of marble oranges as a wedding gift idea," said Jessica Parise, co-owner of The Marble Fruit Company.
"They told us the wedding history of the orange and we knew Americans would love to add a little European tradition to their wedding gift-giving!"History tells that giving oranges and orange blossoms as a wedding gift originated in ancient China where they were emblems of purity, chastity and innocence. And, because the orange tree is one of the rare plants that blooms...
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