Month: March 2015

Persimmon Cookies

Ingredients: 1 cup Persimmon puree 1 tsp. soda 1 cup (2cubes) margarine or butter 1 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. lemon juice 2 T. orange juice 3 cups flour 1 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon ½ tsp. cloves ¾ cup chopped nuts (optional) Instructions Mix through the persimmon puree and soda; let stand while creaming together margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla, lemon juice, and orange juice. Then add persimmon puree and mix until blended. Sift Flour; measure and sift again with baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.

Oranges – March 2015

Oranges – The Sweet Taste of California Citrus! Greetings from Hughson, California! We are currently harvesting and drying our Natural and Organic Dried Orange Slices at our facility in Denair, CA. Due to customer demand, the fruit from our trees is not enough to keep these tasty treats on our shelves! To acquire more fresh oranges, we have partnered with a local grower in Porterville who shares our values and passion for sustainable farming. Order online or come by our store and enjoy the good life. Have you ever tried a dried orange slice? At Bella Viva we love them! The beauty of it is you