Simple, Healthy, Delicious: Local Cherry Tomatoes Small Cherry and grape tomatoes, those flavorful, bite-size treasures, come in a variety of colors and flavors. Besides adding an aesthetic component to dishes, these tiny toms’ can kick a dish up a notch with their complex, fresh flavor. Try these:  Caprese skewers Nothing is easier than this dish, [...]

In the Kitchen with Sigona’s featuring White Corn Fresh-picked corn lends itself to a corn-a-copia of delights…sorry, couldn’t resist! Whether on the cob or shaved off and stirred into a dish, don’t miss out on one of summer’s sweetest foods. Fresh Corn Salad with Black Beans, Tomato and Cilantro Delicious with tortilla chips or as [...]

Spice-rubbed Chicken with a Fresh Press Manzanillo, Fresh Peach & Avocado Topping Pairing the fruity, freshly pressed, medium-intensity Manzanillo from Australia with in-season produce enhances the lovely, summery flavors in this dish. Try the rub with a fish, such as mahi-mahi or snapper, if you prefer something other than chicken. Serves 4. Chicken 2 large [...]

Quinoa Tabbouleh with Avocado Quinoa, like tabbouleh, became popular in the 70s, but has had a welcome resurgence as of late, partially due to it being gluten-free. Quinoa is complete protein, boasting all nine essential amino acids, and has a pleasantly grassy, nutty flavor and is slightly crunchy when cooked. Quinoa, a plant seed, is [...]

Sigona’s Olive Oil of the Month for May 2011: California Arbequina   The Sigona’s Fresh Press Extra Virgin Olive Oil of May 2011 is… California Arbequina This oil… Is one of the best examples of an Arbequina we’ve ever tasted Comes from a limited production…only 58 gallons produced Has a polyphenol count of 220 Makes [...]

Citrusy Mango Ginger Dressing featuring Sigona’s California Arbequina Olive Oil It’s mango season! The best mangos come from Mexico (their season is from May – September) as opposed to off-season mangos from South America. The difference is the time they spend traveling to our store: South American mangos travel up to three weeks while mangos [...]

Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Avocados Avocados ripen best off the tree and are generally delivered not-quite-ripe to farmers markets and stores. Sigona’s always has ripe avocados available for our customers (look for the orange Ripe stickers). We have natural atmosphere rooms that ripen our avocados to perfection. Ripe avocados yield to gentle pressure. Avoid fruits [...]

To Hass or not to Hass Learn about the differences in two avocado varieties now available at Sigona’s: the Fuerte and the Hass. By Robbie Sigona California avocados are practically a staple for many homes in our state due to abundance, near year-round availability and versatility. Making a dish, such as an omelet or sandwich, [...]

Nice to Know Ya, Cherimoya By Robbie Sigona Have you heard of cherimoya? Would it help if called it by its alias, custard apple? We’ve received many calls from customers asking if it’s cherimoya season, and we’re happy to say the white-fleshed and sweet, custard-like California-grown fruits are finally here and at their peak. The [...]