But first, let’s follow up on the throwdown between the two more exotic remaining fruits- the Kiwi and the Date.


Now, I have to say my initial introduction to the lovely date was in an Amelia Bedelia book where she is supposed to make a “date cake,” and she proceeds to cut up a calendar into pieces when the recipe requires “dates.” Hardy Har Har. From first taste of dates (usually dried, occasionally fresh), I was in love. 


I’ve never been a huge kiwi fan. My discovery that you can just cut them in half and scoop out the insides sure helped with my fear of “the fuzz.” The only downside? I’ve heard a lot of the good nutrients are in that  scary fuzz. I’m almost ALWAYS a peel eater when it comes to my produce, but I draw the line at fuzz. This is why I don’t eat peaches very often also. 


So who wins? Eek, Dates got trampled by Kiwi- 26-9 at time of publishing! Kiwi fruit moves forward to the next round! Date fans- it sounds like you like yours with peanut/ cashew butter or in bars or cakes, mostly. This is also the second post I’ve written with comments about fresh dates! Try ’em if you can!


                                                                                         


Tonight’s match is another brutal one:


Bell Pepper vs. Sweet Potato


Since I am going to make the vote a bit biased by saying that my vote goes to the ever delicious and crunchy pepper, I’ll throw a little muscle onto the sweet potato side with this recipe from last Easter:

On the left, not to be confused with the nasty ham or my delicious pineapple slaw!