Don’t Throw Away Those Fruits Yet

We all know the usage of brown bananas. Either make a banana bread or muffins out of it. But what about other fruits that are looking a little past out of their prime? The June issue of Woman’s Day magazine shared a few tips on what we could do with some of those fruits. I thought they are really interesting and useful tips so I would like to share them with you as well.

Fruit Bowl (Sxc.hu)

Apples : Cut them into cubes or thick slices and caramelize with butter and sliced onions as side dishes with pork chops or chicken breast. I already do this so I’m glad to know I’m doing something right .

Pears : Puree ‘em into the blender and add them in soups like butternut squash soup.

Peaches or Nectarines : Make instant fruit crisps by slicing the peaches or nectarines, coat with crumbled oatmeal cookies then microwave.

Oranges : Jazz up your drinks like water or club sodas by juicing the orange, adding sugar into it, then freeze in ice cube trays.

Kiwis : Use them as meat tenderizer. Just crush then add in marinades.

Great tips, no? I’m very impressed with the Kiwi info. Oranges? why didn’t we think of that first? I hope you learned new stuff for your kitchen with these fruit tips.

(Source : Woman’s Day Magazine (June 2009) ) (Image : Sxc.hu)