| Ever wonder what comes in that bowl of fresh | | | | Some mango recipes to tango with: |
| fruit restaurants offer as a potential dessert | | | | Mango Chicken |
| choice or side dish? Well, summer would be the | | | | Savory Cold Mango Soup |
| time to find out! With warm weather on its way, | | | | Mango Ice Cream |
| so too are the delicious likes of succulent | | | | Tuna Mango Spread |
| watermelon, bright red strawberries, juicy | | | | Mango Fool |
| nectarines and all different kinds of cherries (try | | | | Mango Cheesecake |
| to get your hands on some white ones, they're | | | | Strawberries - From rumors of being poisonous |
| like heaven in cherry form). And don't forget your | | | | as well as nourishing the skin, strawberries are not |
| plums, blueberries, pineapple, honeydew, | | | | just chockfull of vitamin C but also history! That's |
| cantaloupe, raspberries, and blackberries. Yes, the | | | | right, the Lady of Thermidor was said to take |
| list goes on and here's where you can get the | | | | baths in strawberries to bring out the full radiance |
| dish on these summer crops. Even grapes are in | | | | of her skin, while the nineteenth century |
| season! | | | | Argentineans would not go near the red |
| Why indulge? | | | | prong-shaped berries fearing their poisonous |
| Summer seems to be the best bearer of fruits | | | | potential. Regardless of which you believe, the |
| which means it can be the best time to pack in | | | | fruit is surely sweet and now incorporated into |
| those essential vitamins and nutrients that come | | | | many a daily menu. |
| from a healthy dose of fruit consumption. Besides | | | | Try a few of these strawberry recipes out (and |
| being delicious, most summer fruits are also | | | | even the bath!): |
| jam-packed with vitamin C, as you might already | | | | Strawberry Pretzel Dessert |
| know. But what you might not know is that | | | | Sweet and Tart Strawberry Salad |
| peaches and cherries are great sources of fiber | | | | Strawberry Fruit Dip |
| and watermelon offers the perfect supply of | | | | Do-Ahead Strawberry Stuffed French Toast |
| vitamin A. For some more info on nutrition facts, | | | | Fresh Strawberry Bath |
| click here . | | | | Strawberry Drawing Mask |
| How do these fruits fit into my menu? | | | | Chilled Strawberry Mint Soup |
| While typically incorporated into desserts, these | | | | Pineapple - These odd-shaped fruits get their |
| fruits don't have to be served that way! Berries | | | | name from their resemblance to pine cones. Their |
| are delicious as salad toppers. You can mix some | | | | bright and juicy yellow flesh is probably much |
| strawberries with some greens and throw a few | | | | tastier than the inside of a pine cone though, plus |
| candied nuts and you've got a great start to any | | | | it is great for the digestion. This fruit comes from |
| meal. You can even make your favorite | | | | Southern and Central America. |
| vinaigrette (mine is raspberry vinaigrette) out of | | | | Pineapple recipes with a twist!: |
| summer berries to top it off. Mangoes make a | | | | Pineapple Sweet Potato Boats |
| great salsa (Mango Salsa ), as do pineapples | | | | Pineapple Stuffing |
| (Pineapple Salsa ), and melons make a refreshing | | | | Pineapple Chiffon Pie |
| and tantalizing soup (Cold Melon Soup ). And just | | | | Pineapple Crisp |
| about any variety of summer fruits can be | | | | Pork and Pineapple Casserole |
| blended with ice to make a refreshing smoothie. | | | | Pineapple Zucchini Loaf |
| Try this Kiwi Mango Smoothie on for size. Fruit | | | | Blackberries- Not to be confused with the popular |
| smoothies can be great snacks, or even a | | | | brand of PDA, blackberries are actually a variety |
| delicious and nutritious breakfast. | | | | of the raspberry. This fruit is not actually a berry |
| Some interesting facts about: | | | | but an aggregate fruit from the bramble |
| Watermelon- Did you know that watermelon is | | | | raspberry plant. Lately Mexico has been producing |
| both a fruit and a vegetable? If you're in a crunch | | | | bounties of blackberries. And as myth (in the UK) |
| trying to pack in your recommended daily | | | | would have it, blackberries should not be picked |
| servings of both, just eat a whole bunch of juicy | | | | after September 15th because the devil has |
| pink watermelon! Originating in Southern Africa, | | | | supposedly claimed them. Good thing they are |
| explorers have found an abundance of | | | | considered a summer fruit! |
| watermelon in the Kalahari Desert. Oddly enough, | | | | Not-so-average 'berry recipes: |
| the watermelons also serve as a symbol for the | | | | Blackberry Barbeque Sauce |
| Mexican Day of the Dead and are depicted in a | | | | Blackberry Wine Cake |
| great deal of Mexican art. | | | | Blackberry Bread Pudding |
| Recipes to sink your teeth into: | | | | Old Fashioned Blackberry Spice Cake |
| Spicy Cucumber Watermelon Relish | | | | Blackberry Cobbler |
| Quick and Easy Watermelon Pie | | | | The bagel peach: a unique fruit case study |
| Watermelon Banana Split | | | | Ever seen a peach that looks like a bagel? Well |
| Watermelon Slush | | | | they probably haven't been mixed up in the |
| Watermelon Salad with Mint Leaves | | | | bakery yet as they're new in the last couple of |
| Frozen Watermelon Virgin Margaritas | | | | years, but these white-fleshed fruits are a |
| Watermelon-Honeydew Kabobs with Dressing | | | | whopping 3 inches in diameter and take on a |
| Mangoes - This bright yellow fleshed tropical fruit | | | | round, but flat shape. Also called the galaxy peach, |
| is native to Southern Asia. Centuries ago, these | | | | you might confuse this rare delicacy for a |
| tree fruits popped up all over India, Indonesia, and | | | | miniature UFO. Introduced by the USDA in 2004, |
| the Philippines. A very sweet fruit, the mango is | | | | this peach typically ripens in the third or fourth |
| made up of 15% sugar and hosts significant | | | | week of June. |
| amounts of vitamins A, B, and C. | | | | |