CUTTING FRUIT

Pickled Orange Rind Sticks

Pickled Orange Rind The last time I made orange rind strips I did so for drying purposes. When dried I packed them up, stored them at room temperature and saved them for future use. They were good and, in a liquid, reconstituted to a nice chew. Steve brought a few big oranges home last weekContinueContinue reading “Pickled Orange Rind Sticks”

PEACHES AND NECTARINES, HOW TO CUT INTO SEGMENTS

PEACHES AND NECTARINES, HOW TO CUT INTO SEGMENTS. Do this by holding the peach/nectarine in the palm of your hand, then using a small sharp knife, running the knife from end to end against the pit, making a crescent size slice that measures about 1/4 inch, or any size you want, at the widest part ofContinueContinue reading “PEACHES AND NECTARINES, HOW TO CUT INTO SEGMENTS”

MELONS, HOW TO CUBE

To cube watermelon: Cut watermelon in half lengthwise. Take one half, and starting at one end slice into 3/4 inch thick slices. Discard the end piece and only slice as many slices as you estimate you’ll need for the recipe. Take each slice and run a sharp sturdy knife between the peel and the melon.ContinueContinue reading “MELONS, HOW TO CUBE”

LEMON OR ORANGE ZEST

LEMON OR ORANGE ZEST The zest of a lemon/orange is the outer most layer of the peel (skin) of the lemon without any white part that is found underneath the peel (the pith). If you have a very sharp potato peeler, you can peel the zest off with that, if not, use a sharp knifeContinueContinue reading “LEMON OR ORANGE ZEST”

CUTTING FRUIT. Cut fruit on any hard surface you like, except a wooden cutting board that has been previously used to cut garlic and/or onion. Regardless of how well you’ve cleaned it, the fruit will pick up the odor of the garlic and/or onion instantaneously, and you will very definitely taste it on the fruit. So,ContinueContinue reading “CUTTING FRUIT”

CUTTING A FRESH PINEAPPLE

CUTTING A FRESH PINEAPPLE Cut off the top and the bottom of the pineapple; discard. Stand the pineapple on its end, then using a sharp knife going from top to bottom, run the knife between the prickly outer peel and the yellow fruit beneath it. Do this around the entire pineapple. When done, go backContinueContinue reading “CUTTING A FRESH PINEAPPLE”

CUBING | SEGMENTING GRAPEFRUITS AND ORANGES

CUBING | SEGMENTING GRAPEFRUITS AND ORANGES Years ago, everybody segmented their oranges and grapefruits when serving them in a dish, in other words, when they weren’t peeling it and eating it out of hand. To segment orange: Peel entire orange, removing all of the white coating under the peel. Using a small sharp knife, run theContinueContinue reading “CUBING | SEGMENTING GRAPEFRUITS AND ORANGES”