The entry period for this giveaway is now closed! Please stay tuned for the announcement of the winner over the next couple of days!
We don’t even know where to begin with this colorfully gorgeous cookbook, Ripe.
So we’re just going to give it away first, then tell you about how we have no idea how we first came across the blog 5SecondRule, why we love and admire the blog’s heroine Cheryl Sternman Rule, and how very excited we are about this book from Cheryl and Paulette Phlipot, not only for what is on its pages, but how it’s put together…
Wow, we said a lot already.
Anyway. More later.
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Good luck!
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A fresh, sweet, juicy pear!
Without a doubt –my #1 is Mango.
Strawberries, still warm from the field.
so hard to choose just one….i guess blueberries
Fresh,juicy oranges!
Pineapple
My favorite vegetable are mushrooms!!
A juicy, red pomegranate!!
Fresh, deep purple Mission Figs, fresh from the tree or Farmers’ Market
If I have to choose just one, it has to be blueberries.
Kale, in every imaginable form!
My favorite fruit – bananas – favorite veg – love them all — but favorite would be carrots.
I am going to go with beets, I have been on a beet kick recently
Grilled asparagus with a drizzle of a good balsamic vinegar to go with it. Mmmmmm….
perfectly ripe strawberries (and the ones I get it ohio taste so much better than the ones I can buy here in california…no idea why, but those ohio strawberries really are the best!)
Potatoes! So versatile–mashed, fried, boiled, twice baked, scalloped…and on and on.
A really sweet, cold, and crunchy asian pear!
Beets!
Sweet native Maine Corn (with a side of lobster of course :)
Tomatoes all the way, all plump and juicy. The taste of summer.
Fresh picked blueberries. I love them in anything. I am the blueberry queen
love freshly picked strawberries!
Mango!!
Blackberries! Delicious…
sour cherries
Wow, that is so hard to do. It is hard to even say one I don’t like. I guess I would have to say potatoes because they are so versatile.
Without a Doubt…Avacado!!! Yum!
Asparagus!
Each season has its standouts, and right now (California springtime) I’m grooving on asparagus and sugar snap peas.
Tomatoes!! Sliced thick with salt and pepper, or cherry ones to eat like candy :) karawest@netzero.com
My favorite fruits is surely the strawberries.
Fresh, crisp watermelon on a summer day!
Heirloom tomatoes – the fruits of the summer season & bounty of our home garden brings endless delight to the palate (and soul). Uses are endless, creativity is limitless and eating these fresh treats is life long addicting!
I know they might not count as a “fruit” but I could eat blueberries for every meal and never tire of them. If I must go with an actual fruit I’d have to be boring and go with an Apple.
Papaya! The really sweet, right off the tree kind. Reminds me of home.
It’s a tie between fresh garden raspberries or Saskatchewan grown sour cherries! Sweet & tart – the perfect combination :)
Green beans
lychee!
Indian Mangoes….anytime. I love all other fruits and veggies but, mangoes are something that I crave for because there are sweet childhood memories attached this golden fruit. Makes me nostalgic…mom, home, my friends and all things pertaining to my ‘desi’ roots :)
Perfectly ripe mango plucked off the tree!
AVOCADOS!!!!! And mangoes. Avocados and mangoes together!
Blueberries right off the bush! I’m drooling just thinking about them! :)
My favorite fruit is an avocado.
Raspberries … so versatile: great cooked or raw; in a salad or a dessert; easy to freeze but the best freshly picked.
Peaches. Unbeatable.
I love, love, love avocados.
wild blueberries
Kale! And then brussel sprouts and asparagus. I love, love, love green veggies.
Blueberries from our garden. To die for…just saying. :)
I’m going to be all weird and exotic and say potato.
my favorite fruit is banana! =D
I’m not sure I can really pick a favorite, but I’m going to say baby spinach because I put it in everything from smoothies to omelets.
Tomato- Favorite fruit/vegetable. . . /?
Fruit – a ripe mango on a warm summer day!
Vegetable – a roasted delicata squash with some quality sea salt!
333 (My lucky number!)
Watermelon & Lychee Salad
Definitely pomegranate!
What is better than a juicy ripe white peach?
A sugary sweet custard apple.
HoneyCrisp Apples. They travel very well.
A sweet, perfectly tree-ripened peach.
Papaya!
Has to be mangoes
A well prepared Artichoke! :)
My favourite fruit has to be watermelon. Speaking of which, summer is almost here!
Strawberries are my favorite!
A ripe beefsteak tomoato, fresh off the vine. Yum!
My favorite fruit is the jonagold apple. I have one 5-6 times a week, cored and quartered, with a sliced cheese stick in a glass bowl. Yum!
fresh green beans
STRAWBERRIES
And watermelon mmm.
Sweet ripe strawberries, the kind they can’t sell in markets because they’re too ripe to last. Eat them straight off the plant!
Broccoli!
Fresh, ripe strawberries – of course only during strawberry season:)
Dragon fruit, so crisp and delicious.
Apples from my in-laws orchard!
A juicy peach!
Juicy blackberries, yum!
watermelon, so good when frozen and blended
Strawberries, fresh from the garden! Yum!
Exotic orange watermelons and durian is the way I roll!
Avocado makes everything taste better.
nothing like a RIPE kiwi <3
APPLES all the way – with some natural pb on the side.
Maui Gold Pineapple
Fresh lemons, a culinary gem!
My new favourite vegetable – Jerusalem artichokes!
Ripe, creamy avocado…the best
Has to be roast sweet potatoes!
Alaskan Ruhbarb!
A big, juicy orange! So juicy that it squirts all over your face when you bite into it.
Fresh figs! Yum
Red ripe tomato!
Our favorite fruit is by far a farm fresh strawberry. Nothing can come close to the intense flavor
Ripe Hawaiian grown strawberry papayas!
A toss between avocado and mango. But if I absolutely had to choose…….avocado.
peaches!
Deep, complex blood oranges.
I don’t even know, it changes from day to day. Today it is sweet potato.
Flavor King pluot. It’s sweet, tart, and spicy.
I’m obsessed with mangoes at the moment. Totally.
Strawberries
Avocado! I just bought some today :)
What a gorgeous book and great giveaway. My favorite fruit/veggie is homegrown tomatoes.
Garden tomatoes…
I know this isn’t a fruit – but they look like it!! I have been buying and grilling those multi-colored heritage carrots. OMG! They are sweet and tasty. I love them! I also love fresh figs and organic strawberries.
What a super book!!! My fave fruit is definitely the banana….nature’s perfect snack in a package!
Avocadoes rule!
KUMQUATS! So yummy to cook with, and Kumquat liquor is delicious too!
LOVE mangoes and avocados since moving down to Southern California!
Hands down, watermelon!
Strawberries please!
blueberries! straight off the bush
Pineapple!
Asparagus and raspberries… probably not together.
Brocolli! It’s incredible roasted.
Mango! Thinking about mangoes reminds me of spending summers with my cuban grandparents in Miami :)
Frozen red grapes..strange, but amazing.
nasturtium flowers… yummm!
Fresh peaches made up into peach daiquiris (served poolside with good friends), peach cobbler, peach jam (homemade), and/or bellinis… They scream “It’s Summer!”
Gala apples!
I LOVE blueberries or lychee!
Way to go, Cheryl!
Nothing can beat a summer tomato:)
Fresh picked blackberries!
Lemon is my favorite fruit, however a ripe strawberry is a close second!
Mangoes, Cactus pear (…margarita!)
A crisp, sliced cucumber is the best food on earth.
Roasted beets. Or messy-ripe mango. Or just-picked raspberries. Or crunchy-tart apple. Or sugar snap peas. (it is very difficult to pick one favorite)
mushrooms. (Technically those are fungi, so I guess that doesn’t count…)
Oh, strawberries are my favorite for sure!
With out a doubt – sweet potatoes. I eat them warm with toasted pecans and cinnamons for breakfast, diced and mixed with blackbeans and spices for lunch or dinner, even cold leftovers out of the fridge for a midnight snack… not to mention how wonderful they are on salads, in baked goods…. So yummmmmmm
Mangoes. And raspberries. And I’m allergic to both!
(I risk it anyway ;) )
My favorite veg is spinach because you can eat it raw in a salad or cooked. It can also be hidden in so many recipes. :)
Blueberries!!
I eat at least 5 or so apples a day.
Star Fruit Yum!
I love WATERMELON!
juicy, sweet, and succulent… everything a fruit should be! :]
Strawberries!!
Pomegranate.
Artichokes!
Mango
peaches and cream
I love the Pineapples. Can be eaten raw, made into desserts or incorporated in savory dishes like the salsas, fruit salads, fish curries, pickled or made into jams.
Baby’s fav is blueberries or any berries as they are the perfect size
Sun warmed raspberries on the bush.
One for me ,one for the basket.
Two for me, one for the basket.
Heavenly Avocados!
Mangosteen …nice, purple, tart and sweet, full of antioxidants…
Mango!
freshly picked itty bitty wild strawberries!
Avocados! or Blackberries fresh of the vine.
Eggplant – The colour grabs my attention every time i pass them in the grocery store.
This is SO hard! Since it’s spring right now, it’s a toss up between rhubarb and asparagus.
apples!
Ripe, sweet Papaya
Caimito <3
Fresh pineapple! I don’t even care when I get canker sores. I just keep eating!
Garden fresh tomato… it would be hard to imagine summer without ‘em!
black raspberries
Lychee!
peach
I love fresh kale!
There’s so many ways to cook it and enjoy it fresh as well. My favorite is oven-baked garlic and S&P kale chips though.
might have to be cherries…when they’re crisp and sweet and as big as crab apples
Mango – definitely my favorite fruit!
avocado!
a nice ripe mango
Half an avocado, my baby eating the other half!
A fresh, juicy nectarine :)
My favorite fruit would be an apple.
Onions. I know, you just don’t eat them by themselves, but it was the first ingredient that made me realize how important it was when it was missing. It has all the flavor in the world and it is the base for every type of cuisine. I love it.
Sweet sweet mangoes!
My favorite vegetable is broccoli. Kinda dorky, but man, a good roasted (or tempura) broccoli floret is insanely good.
B is for bananas !
Perfect prior to a workout, awesome in a smoothy aftwards – the kids love them and they don’t even realize they are “good for them” they think they are a TREAT!
figs, especially the calimyrna variety
Heirloom tomatoes! I only started eating tomatoes a few years ago and only recently discovered the gorgeous look and taste of these amazing beauties, only to realize our parents (mine and my husbands) have been planting and saving seeds year after year of these big (sometimes huge) delicious breeds. I could kick myself for missing out all these years!
What a beautiful book to give away! My favorite fruit of all time are pomegranates (they are so versatile) and my favorite veggie is asparagus!
The perfect sized shallot.
I love the sweet and tangy tartness of meyer lemons. They can make a sweet or savory dish so spectacular!
Just picked sweet corn!
Frozen strawberries. Why frozen? Because then I can have them whenever, and don’t have to worry about them rotting.
Clementine’s….are great for a low calorie treat.Love them.
Yummy creamy avocado!
That’s really tough. I’d say my favorite fruit is cantaloupe, when it’s sweet and juicy but still firm.
Fresh Figs- delicious with honey, yogurt, or all alone!
it’s gotta be sweet corn on the cob
Fresh apricots, warm from the sun and straight from the tree!
Right now, it is rhubarb. Not quite a fruit but rhubarb puree dried like fruit leather is total bliss!!!
Cold watermelon!
oh how i love the avocado! its green butter from the heavens.
a peach! yum, the juiciest white peach i ever had was from pike’s market in seattle.
i am a sucker for a blackberry.
I miss mangosteens. Fell in love with them while working in Taiwan. Luscious sweet white flesh inside a dark plum shell.
Brazilian Nuts!!! Any way, whole, crushed, covered in chocolate, on foods, on drinks!!! Love the crunch and taste!!
mangoes/mangosteens are delish!
Custard apples, or otherwise known as cherimoya — I first fell in love with them when visiting Taiwan as a young girl, but finally got to eat them again last year in Ecuador! What a lovely surprise :)
mangoes!
Lychee! Love it!!!
Ooh… this cookbook just went on my wishlist. Looks fabulous!
My favorite fruit… it’s hard to say really. I think I’ll go with Rainier cherries based on the way I gobble up as many as possible every time they come into season.
star apple with its wonderfully sweet flesh
Fresh sweet corn – raw of course!
Pomegranite!!!
Veggie – asparagus. Fruit – ripe, juicy, fresh peaches.
Papaya! not only is it delicious but has many health benefits :)
dragon fruit
My favorite fruit is the Macoun apple, the ultimate joy of a New England autumn. My favorite vegetable varies by season, but I’d have to say that right now it’s cauliflower.
cherries!
I love a crisp pink lady apple.
Mangoes!
Mango!!
My favorite is raspberries!
Mangoes!
pineapple!
Ataulfo Mango. Perfect.
Asparagus
My favorite fruit is mango!
When my mother was pregnant with me in 1980, she craved a small yellow Korean melon…. that wasn’t yet available in the United States! When they finally appeared in supermarkets, my father bought three, at $3 each. The checkout woman asked, “You know how much they are?” He nodded and said yes. “Love is expensive,” she said, and to this day chamae hold a special place in my heart.
All of these sound SO good. I think watermelon is my favorite, though: I can’t think of a single thing I want to eat more on a scorching, humid summer day than a thick slice of sweet, crisp watermelon. Wish they were in season; I’d have some right now!
A juicy, ripe white peach :)
a sweet, ripe nectarine.
My favorite fruit ……so hard to choose…all fruits ending in berry!! Lol
A warm peach just picked and eaten in the dappled shade under the branches…
My favorite Fruit is Blueberries.
I cant pinpoint a single favorite fruit or veggie. I love them all!! From sweet tang of a pomegranate to the sweet juicy kiwi fruit and the exotic dragon fruit. The crunch of carrots, sweet buttered corn or a sun ripen tomato. I love them all!!
My favorite vegetable is Asparagus, fresh, grilled, roasted. You name it I’ll eat it served anyway possible!
Mangos and Longans
My favorite fruit is definitely the mangosteen–good memories from my trip to China! I wish I could eat some fresh again, but alas, I’m in a landlocked state. </3
Longan/Dragon Eyes from Asia – sweet, juicy, crisp, refreshing!
Favorite fruit: Mamey–I consider moving to Mexico just so I could have consistent access to it. Fave veggie: beets and green tiger tomatoes.
Kiwi!
by far, my favorite are beets. i can’t get enough.
Hmmm… tomatoes! But do you think they’re fruit or veggie?
Mangoes!
Honey Crisp Apples.
Pomegranate!
Orange and cucumber.
Absolutely has to lychee fruit! And for veggies it has to be kale!
Definitely wild raspberries, straight off the vine. They grow everywhere around here in Nebraska, you could easily fill a gallon ice cream bucket with them in the right area.
Watermelon
I love peaches and nectarines!
I love just about anything that is fresh starting with strawberries, tomatoes, new potatoes & peas, squash, just anything fresh out of the garden.
Honeycrisp apple (but only with peanut butter!)
Lychee and rambutan! Love it!
A perfect plump peach!
Pomelos! And grapefruit!
I love brussel sprouts!!! especially sauteed with pancetta and onions and a little bit of balsamic vinegar. yum
Bananas. One every morning without fail.
Definitely Rhubarb
Pineapple.
Avocado! I love to make and eat avocado pasta!
ripe, summer strawberries
cherimoya or custard apple!
white nectarines
bell fruit/water apple!
Durians, love them!
Definitely beets.
Ripe, green avocado. Mmmm….
Fresh figs. YUM!!
Another vote for blueberries. I love them fresh, but they are good frozen too. I eat them straight from the bag in the freezer, they’re like mini popsicles!
tomatoes – any kind, as long as it’s naturally ripened
I have my own mango tree in Aruba. Believe me when I say you have never tasted mangoes so sweet! Now I have Papayas growing, can’t wait to taste them. I might just change my mind of my favorite fruit… :)
My favorite fruit is mango.
Mmm, picking raspberries on a warm summer day and eating every single one!
fresh off the bush raspberries
My favorite fruit is clementines {or little Cuties}.
Thank you for the entry!
English cucumbers! so crunchy and fresh!
New Zealand feijoa!
This is a tough one….but there’s nothing really like a Massachusetts apple, fresh from a tree during apple season.
Mango! Looks like a gorgeous sunset inside.
fresh raspberries!
Nothing can beat a fresh, warm tomato picked off the vine!
ramps
papaya
This is a rough question. I’m going to say butternut squash, but ask me again in five minutes and I’m sure I’ll change my mind!
Mangoes, especially the Kent variety that is not fibrous. Juicy, yellow, orange flesh that drips down my chin and arms as I bite and slurp this ripe fruit, standing in the bathtub.
sun-warmed blackberries right from stem to mouth
Sweet strawberry papaya…
sweet, juicy, anything warm from the sun, freshly picked
The first ripe strawberry of the season from my garden. There’s nothing sweeter. :)
a juicy pomelo
Onions!
Asparagus.
Favorite is watermelon, no it’s pineapple, no it’s oranges, no it’s bananas, no it’s blackberries, no it’s cherries, no it’s cantaloupe, no it’s blueberries, no it’s lemons, no it’s lychee, no it’s papaya, no it’s kiwi, no it’s longnans, no it’s avocados, no it’s mangosteen, no it’s honeydew, no it’s apples, no it’s figs, no it’s peaches, no it’s corn, no it’s bok choy, no it’s nectarines, no it’s apricots, no it’s tomatoes, no it’s carrots, no it’s pears, no it’s kumquats, no it’s quince, no it’s pomegranate, no it’s grapes, no it’s dates, no it’s grapefruits, no it’s limes, no it’s so hard to choose!
Eggplant :) its all about the eggplant
Love Peach Melba creeps with peaches and raspberries yummy! Drooling – now I’ve got to make it!
A super ripe juicy pineapple :>~
This is a hard one, but I’ll have to go with tomatoes. Any kind as long as they’re not those mealy grocery store types. Fresh heirlooms, tart or sweet cherry, big beefsteaks. Drizzled with dressing, baked on to bread or sprinkled with just a hit of salt and pepper. Summer perfection!
hmm… right now I think it’d be a perfectly ripe tomato.
I can’t wait for summer produce!
I first had this veggie when I was 6 and have loved it ever since: Artichoke
Black Sapote.
It’s a fruit that tastes like chocolate. Nuff said.
My all time favorite has to be sugar snap peas. I could probably eat 2 lbs of them in one sitting if I didn’t control myself.
Cherries!
Ripe green pears and blueberries.
Lemon, lemon, lemon!
polish ‘poziomka’ – fragaria vesca (a.k.a. wild strawberry), picked in a forest in early september & warm from sunlight.
Cherries, cherries & more cherries!
strawberries … fresh, juicy, delicious
Golden Raisins! And a fun fact or two… apricot means “precious” in latin because it was one of the first fruits to bloom! And avocados are also known as alligator pears!
apples
Right now it would be a perfectly ripe avocado.
Mango!
My absolute favorite fruit is a bosch pear because when it is perfectly ripe and I put it in the fridge for a little while to get nice and cold biting into it is like drinking a tall glass of ice cold pear juice. With the first bite your mouth just fills with so much bursting pear flavor! It’s incredible.
My favorite fruit is seasonal, just like fruits are seasonal. I’m a harvester at heart, so my favorites involve a little labor and love. Spring has to be rhubarb. Summer has too many good choices, I’m been a berry-lover, but for today I’ll go with a deep-red, succulent, sweet, late summer raspberry. Fall, easy, either a crisp honeycrisp or a gingery gingergold apple! I can’t say I’ve harvested grapefruits myself during the winter, but I very much appreciate those who do.
tomatoes!!!
plums, plums, plums!
Juicy Lychee’s
Carrots — I turn orange and everything
Kiwi….end of! :)
right now i’m thinking of peaches…only because of the peach sangria i’ll be making for this weekend.
Peaches!
i really love kale. and radishes.
My favourite is a nectarine, slightly warmed from the sun or the window ledge
Apples (but not the green ones).
Avocado (on toasted olive bread with sriracha)!
Brussel Sprouts- ROASTED!
Kiwi are probably my favorite, oh but I am loving mangoes at the moment too!
My favorite fruit is definitely mangoes. Yellow, juicy, sweet mangoes!
Kale. A thousand times, kale. Could eat it every day, I think.
pineapple!
I’d have to say starfruit because it’s just fun to eat slices of fruit shaped like stars :)
There is just no alternative the classic crunchy, crisp, refreshing bite of an APPLE right of the tree. I will never get tired of apples!
Definitely mangosteen! The queen of the fruits, of course!
I love a really ripe and juicy tomato!
Pummelo! Definitely – there’s nothing better than the clean, citrusy, grapefruity flavor without the extra tart. So yummy. And so fun to eat! You gotta really get in there to enjoy it.
A perfectly ripe strawberry freshly picked!
Roasted carrots – even in the summertime!
Asparagus….roasted, grilled, lightly boiled, or in any other way you can think of!
Chirmoya! Frozen and then you can eat it like ice cream!
quinces, because they blush when you cook them!
A really good, juicy peach is my favorite – but nearly impossible to find!
Tart mangoes
An earthy, spicy, radish really hits the spot.
Favorite fruit–strawberries. I don’t think anything tastes better.
One of the most unique fruits that I enjoy are Star Fruits. So delicious!
A farm fresh strawberry
The colorful deep red flesh of a blood orange!!
Raspberries – picking them straight off the bushes in the early morning!
Right now strawberries!
Beet–mandarin is called tien chai literally sweet vegetable.
I adore strawberries! I hope this weather doesn’t hurt their season…
my fav fruit is definitely strawberry… yumyummmmm
Beetroot- Chinese called tien chai literally sweet vegetable
Beetroot- Chinese called tien chai literally sweet vegetable
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Nom nom nom! I’m loving kiwi this year! So sweet tangy and oh so good for you :D
a fresh, ripe, juicy pineapple!
hands down, my fave are tomatoes!
pineapple in the summertime, grilled!
honeydew melon
mangoes anytime for me!
Durian is my favorite exotic fruit!
Potato is my favorite vegetable!
My favorite fruit is the MANGO!!!
My favorite fruit is a peach when my daughter is eating it with a smile on her juicy face!
Avocado is my favorite!!!
green beans.. cant be beat
Zucchini from my garden
I never thought I could love a Brussel Sprout; Until I had one and now several 100s from Iacopi Farm in Half Moon Bay, CA. Divinity in every bite.
Nothing says Spring to me more than a fresh, fragrant strawberry. Delicious in desserts, savory dishes, or all by itself.
Nothing beats a fresh, ripe tomato. :o)
Asian Pears, sliced with cheese and fig jam…..
Home grown tomatoes. Yum!
Artichokes roasted with olive oil, garlic, and ghost chili powder…
Today I’m dreaming of hot summer days by the pool so it has to be WATERMELON!!!
A sweet ripe nectarine, dripping with pulpy juice yumminess – summer!
Fresh wild strawberries are my favorite. Sweet, juicy, delicious right off the vine. The white variety are even sweeter than the red!!! Yum.
Sweet potato
I love, love, love, LOVE tomatoes! I make a lot of vegetarian one-pot meals, and tomatoes go in many of the dishes I make. I can’t wait for summer so I can make a fresh tomato sauce, yum yum! Here’s to hoping I win that cookbook.
Just about any tropical fruit anything! But for just one…papaya!
Fresh from the garden, a big juicy tomato. Yum!
Avocado! Who can say no to that rich, creamy, buttery goodness?
Artichokes FTW
Custard Apple! Absolutely gorgeous! <3
Definitely a fresh juicy peach
Blueberries. And asparagus.
fuerte avocado – its like buttah
fuerte avocado – its like buttah!
Bananas!
Vegetable: artichoke
Fruit: fresh, in season, from No. California: nectarine
Mango. Definitely mango – especially in the summer with shaved ice :)
Nectarines are where it’s at.
Plums! Can’t get enough of them when they’re in season!
barlett pears!
Garlic :)
Lucky Pomegranate!
White peaches ripe from the farmers market
Eggplant… I don’t know what it is, but I simply cannot walk by a tight one without buying it. I grill ‘em, roast them, saute them, eat them w/yogurt, layer them with fresh tomatoes, pickle them, put them between flatbread… it’s a problem. Not that I mind….
Kale! :)
I can’t choose just one. My three favorite are avocadoes, blueberries, and mangoes. I can eat them every day and not get tired of them.
I love a ripe tastey pineapple!
blueberries!
raspberries!
pomegranate!
Avocados, no question
cucumbers, fresh from the garden!!
I la-la-love corn. Elotes-style. Or just plain grilled with butter. Or tossed in a fresh salsa. Or out of a can. I love it all!
It’s so hard to pick just one but I would pick pineapple:}
Blackberries
avocados for sure! I’d eat them all day every day if I could afford it!
It’s a tie between avocados and broccoli!
Fresh tiny black raspberries my dad picks bright and early at 5am in a plastic bucket.
Creamy, perfectly ripe avocado!
A ripe, juicy peach. I wait all year and only enjoy them at their peak.
grapefruit…tart and sweet.
Peashoots!!!!!!!!!!! When I cater parties, I love to incorporate peashoots into the menu somehow. When the guests try them, they are astounded at how delicious they are and how beautiful they can be in a meal. Anyone who loves the taste of a fresh green pea? Try these!!!!!
Yellow Dragon fruit, very ripe and sweet like kiwi.
I think my go-to fruit is a honeycrisp apple because it is just so classic but it can be so versatile to bake or cook with. My favorite fruit on the more exotic side would probably have to be figs because, for starters, I had never tried one until last summer! But I also love their ability to be used with sweet and savory dishes… plus they are so beautiful just to look at!
I heart bananas.
Black cherries!
My favorite fruit of the year is guava. Yummmm…
A Peach most definitely a ripe peach.
Hmmmm,
fruit: mango, blueberry or watermelon (just had some this morning!)
vegetable: broccoli, homegrown tomatoes or asparagus
Oh, I could think of many more too…
A succulent, ripe orange!
A ripe, semi-room temp, juicy yellow mango…
Avocados and mangos. Yummers :)
i LOVE pineapple!!!
Fresh ripe juicy Dragon fruit!
Raspberries!
It’s hard for me to pick a favorite, but I think my all-time favorite fruit are white nectarines. It is like bliss biting into one! :)
Grapes! Juicy, firm, cool RED grapes always make the perfect snack.
lime
A favorite? Seriously? Far to many — but I’ll just randomly say tomatoes! :)
roasted cauliflower..YUM
A juicy lemon cucumber
Fresh picked blueberries just can’t be beat!!
My favorite fruit or veggie really depends on what mood I am in. Currently I’d have to say that I would take a big, juicy mango over anything else.
Asian Pears! Not only are they good on their own, but my mom taught me to use them in marinades to add a bit of sweetness.
I love leeks
Baked acorn squash!
nothing quite beats fresh corn…except maybe roasted brussel sprouts.
Fall’s gift of a crispy crunchy juicy MacIntosh
Nectarine. There really is nothing that beats it.
I love rhubarb. Its my favorite for cooking with and enjoying in food.
For about a week every summer all I eat is cherries.
Fresh blueberries.
A perfectly ripe avocado that’s ready to be turned into guacamole.
Avocado!
Yellow kiwi – This type of kiwi fruit is a golden variety of traditional kiwi fruit
Bananas! So simple and delicious.
Blackberries are my fav.
ASPARAGUS! I love it! and here in the midwest, sometimes, I get a special gift from friends out west that send me wild asparagus.
Great contest
Honey Crisp Apples. When they are in season I almost can’t get enough because I know they will disappear when season is over.
Pineapple! Yummy. :)
Everytime I eat a mongo, it is like the first time I am tasting this heavenly fruit. So, I would say – mango!
oops! Mango
Passionfruit!
As a vegan it’s almost impossible to choose one favorite fruit! But I would have to say a crisp, tart organic granny smith apple. It’s so versitle! I can eat it as is, add it to savory meals, baked goods and use it as natural sweetener to any of the fresh juices I make!
broccoli!!
Kale and mangoes!!! Yurm.
Meyer Lemons. Wonderful substitution in a recent East 62nd Street Lemon Cake. :)
Jerusalem Artichokes: absolute yum.
a yellow mango….
Apples. All shapes, sizes, and colors. They are the perfect end to every single meal.
Pears. The nice hard ones.
Grapes. They’re good fresh, frozen, and in wine.
Deep purple figs. Elegant and delicious. YUM
pineapple!
Cherries. Firm, sweet-tart, beautiful cherries.
i LOVE freshly picked blueberries!
My favorite fruit or vegetable would have to be super ripe peaches!
Rhubarb!
Cherries
My favorite fruit/vegetable/food in general are apples. I eat AT LEAST 1 a day.. usually more.
Fresh corn on the cob, YUM!
Louisiana strawberries!
Watermelon is my favorite fruit.
blackberries. but not every blackberry. blackberries when they are a little bit soft and sweet but still tart. it’s about 1 in 20 that this perfect combination occurs.
Mustard greens. Sometimes they’re hard to find here. Once, after not being able to find any for nearly a year, I got so excited to find them again that I did an endzone touchdown-type celebration in the middle of the produce section and got a lot of weird looks from other shoppers. so worth it, though.
Passionfruit…love it!
the indulgent avacado
Just one!? I’ll say pineapple.
Kale, of course!
pear. without a shadow of a doubt.
I love strawberries in a smoothie.
Roasted Butternut Squash…
Crunchy jicama on a salad!
I love blackberries. Especially with Hershey’s chocolate syrup drizzled on them…yummm..
Fresh Ontario blueberries!
Freshly-picked strawberries
I can only pick one? Um…strawberries. No, Granny Smith apples. No…blueberries.
AUG!
Strawberries. without chocolate. ;)
Wild strawberries
Favorite fruit is definitely the blueberry!! I love its antioxidant properties; love them fresh or cooked; the perfect balance of sweet and tart…. Perfect!
The Black Cherry tomato – it’s heirloom tomato perfection.
The fruit everyone confuses with a vegetable: A just ripened avocado!
Asparagus – the first sign of spring… Love it.
It’s a tie between Brussels sprouts and swiss chard! Filled with vitamins and flavor
asparagus is my favorite veggie!! keeping it simple..
peaches are my favorite!
Mango!
Strawberries!
Ugli fruit!
Durian!!
Lychee!
Summer peaches mmmm
Go to item is Strawberries! All different ways!
I have learned to really love steamed brocoli ^.^
I love love love fennel.
I love a really ripe peach! It has to be warm from the sun so that the juice runs down your arm while you’re eating it. yum!
strawberries!
I could never say no to a sweet potato.
I love eggplant! Yummyy
Brussels sprouts are my favorite. Roasted on high heat with olive oil and salt and pepper – I’ll stand in the kitchen and eat them directly from the baking sheet until they’re all gone!
My current favorite is roasted cauliflower with a little bit of olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Avocado! Seriously, I have to stop myself from eating 3 a day. So delicious!
I think it would definitely have to be a tomato… Anyway you can eat it — fresh, cooked, roasted, dried…. WAIT! I think it would definitely have to be mushrooms…. anyway you can eat it. =)
An organic strawberry from my garden.
An avocado. Who doesn’t like a vegetable that’s really a fatty fruit?
Butternut squash
it’s pretty hard to beat a summer tomato, just picked and still warm from the sun.
other current obsessions inclue perfectly ripe magoes (sans fibers) and avocados (because i’m a california girl).
Apples. All day. Every day.
I’m going to have to go with a fresh tomato straight from the garden
My absolute favorite vegetable has to be the tomato. They’re sweet, they’re savory, and they’re everything in between! They are my wonder fruit/veggie (because I have to admit I’m not sure which it is), especially with a little dab of salt. Really, my favorite thing about tomatoes is that no matter how rainy a day it is, the perfect tomato always tastes like sunshine.
ginger!
Watermelon! Nothing beats a juicy, sweet delicious watermelon!!
I love artichokes, and grilled, with a little olive oil, salt, and lemon is a favorite way to enjoy them right now.
Avocado. Fruit or vegetable, it doesn’t matter.
Mango. Ripe, fragrant Manila Mangoes.
Fresh picked raspberries and blueberries
Avocado all the way!! I could bathe in it, literally!
Avocado, of course! I married an avocado farmer!
i love cold, crisp asian pears! =)
Tomato :9
blackberries
Passion Fruit. The tart, yet sweet seeds are my favourite!
Pineapple and Onions – they are both my favorites!
Without a doubt raspberries. My wife makes a crisp that is, great now many mouth is watering… It’s amazing. Sweet, tart, little but of perfect on a plate.
Peaches…plucked straight from the tree
Ripe bananas always make me happy :D
I love peaches…juicy and yummy
Wow, this cookbook is definitely going on my birthday list. Currently I have been on a kiwi + kale kick. I eat the kiwis whole, with the skin on them, like an apple. The kale I tear up, sprinkle with olive oil, salt, and pepper, and bake into chips. So delicious.
My favorite fruit is strawberry!
A perfect heirloom tomato from the farmers market, done just way this avocado is, mmmmm
Peaches. There’s not much better than a perfectly ripe peach.
Fresh blackberries!
White Georgia Belle peaches are the best!! Of course, travel to a “pick your own” (like The Peach Tree in S.C.) and go into the orchard to select the ones you want. Just the smell of these peaches takes me back in time to the years I picked them with my Mom and Dad…wonderful memories….
Sprouts! A bit odd, but I love sandwiches – and they are the BEST addition to any sandwich!
A really good pear is, mm, perfection! good thing I live in the Northwest!
Definitely a nice fresh peach.
I love picking and eating loganberries so sweet and delicious…not to mention versatile!
Lately it has been fresh, spicy, bright red radishes from the garden, with a little aioli and salt of course!
Blueberries are always the best!
I love lemons!
Right now…Nettles!
Years ago, a simple strawberry would have won. As I’ve grown & my tastes have matured? pencil thin Asparagus, lightly grilled with lemon zest & olive oil.
a rather pedestrian choice, I know, but for me, nothing can surpass the myriad ways to enjoy potatoes.
California strawberries – they’re the best – no white centers!
White peaches!
I love beets, especially in a salad.
Artichoke!
Fresh figs off the tree.
Honey Mangoes
Appels I can eate them every day.
Appel is my favorite fruit!
sweet garden peas raw from their pods, fruit would be the first rhubarb from the garden in spring!
Pineapple and corn. I could eat both all day
Fresh picked blueberries!!
Would have to be avocados!