Fruit: An Illustrated History

I am currently flipping my way through this at-least-20-lb monster of a book:


Fruit: An Illustrated History


Yes, I am nerdy enough to want to ready a whole chapter about stone fruits.

Getting enough produce?

I saw this article today ranking Oklahoma as last on the national list of states consuming enough fruit on a daily basis: LINK.

What I found sad about the article is the fact that nationally, OJ is considered a favorite fruit and potatoes a favorite vegetable (mainly fried versions I imagine). What extreme non-fibrous and sweet/salty/fatty representatives of the fruit and veg categories!

Fruit and Vegetable Trophies

It dawned on me that I have not exposed any of my new readers to the world of Trophy Fruit (and Vegetables).


More photos here on Flickr

Everyone loves the banana. Take that however you like. Insert double entendre here.


Eggplant is my personal favorite, though.

There are more more more in my store store store!