Category: Weekly Update

Brussels Sprouts

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.2″ custom_padding=”|||0px||” link_option_url=”http://52.11.233.165/market-report/”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2″] Westlake Weekly Update 10.28.20  Featured Item: Brussels Sprouts   Brussels Sprouts are considered the most scandalous of all vegetables.  Next to politics, they can evoke very strong feelings and arguments around the holiday table.  People tend to have a decisive opinion about these leafy globes.  Simply put, […]

Gala Apples

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ custom_padding=”|||0px||” link_option_url=”http://52.11.233.165/market-report/”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2″] Westlake Weekly Update 8.18.21    Featured Item: Gotta Get Galas   There are some time-honored back-to-school traditions that we still hold onto, such as gifting a teacher with an apple on the first day of school.  In fact, the apple has become a symbol for teachers […]

La Noche Buena

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.2″ custom_padding=”|||0px||” link_option_url=”http://52.11.233.165/market-report/”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2″] Westlake Weekly Update 12.5.20  Featured Item: La Noche Buena    ’Twas Nochebuena and all through our casa, every creature was kneading tamale masa. For one of our holiday tradiciones, is making tamales – not one, but montones! And every last person, both chicks and chicos, is needed […]

Pasilla Peppers

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ custom_padding=”|||0px||” link_option_url=”http://52.11.233.165/market-report/”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2″] Westlake Weekly Update 8.25.21    Featured Item: Pasilla Pepper aka Poblano Pepper Ok, folks, let’s talk peppers.  There are so many different types of chili peppers grown and available, and it’s hard to know the difference between one and another.  It’s even hard to agree on […]

RESOLUTIONS

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.2″ custom_padding=”|||0px||” link_option_url=”http://52.11.233.165/market-report/”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2″] Westlake Weekly Update 1. 5. 21    Featured Item: Resolutions Year after year, January rolls around and we make healthy resolutions to become a better version of ourselves (ie…thinner, stronger, happier).  This new year more than ever, food and eating are probably at the top of our […]

Mini Watermelons

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ custom_padding=”|||0px||” link_option_url=”http://52.11.233.165/market-report/”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2″] Westlake Weekly Update 9.1.21    Featured Item: Bigger is not always better I am a sucker for things in miniature size.  Take, for instance, those cute little jam jars you get at brunch or those tiny tabasco bottles when you order room service?  I swoon over […]

Persimmons

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ custom_padding=”|||0px||” link_option_url=”http://52.11.233.165/market-report/”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.1″] Westlake Weekly Update 11.03.21   Featured Item: Persimmons Once just a specialty item or a “backyard fruit,” the persimmon has gained mainstream popularity.  Growing up in southern California, these fruit trees were the few trees that actually changed color in the fall.  And among the autumn […]

California Navels

Westlake Weekly Update 1. 5. 22   Featured Item: California Navels Navels have a little hidden secret inside every piece of fruit, and you may not believe it!  Navel oranges get their cool little belly button from their twin.  That’s right, the small navel on every orange is actually an underdeveloped “twin” fruit.  It is […]

Mandarins, Mandarins, Mandarins!

Westlake Weekly Update 3. 13. 24 Featured Item: The Rising Star of the Lunch Box It is no surprise that one of the most popular go-to fruits is mandarins.  They are easy to eat, require no prepping, and can take a beating in even the most rowdy child’s or adult’s lunch sack.  Mandarins are quickly becoming […]

Seasonal Gourds

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ custom_padding=”|||0px||” link_option_url=”http://52.11.233.165/market-report/”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2″] Westlake Weekly Update 9.8.21   Featured Item: Gourd Vibes Only As the leaves turn to tints of reddish-orange, it’s time to head to the market to bring home the knobbiest, knurliest, and gnarliest Cucurbit fruits you can find—that’s right, it’s decorative gourd season once again, folks.  […]