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No Bake California Fruit Cake
  • 2 pounds mixed of Bella Viva Dried Peaches, Nectarines, and Apricots
  • 1 pound Marshmallows
  • 1 pound Graham Crackers, Crushed fine in a food processor is best
  • 3/4 cup Canned Milk
  • 1 1/3 cup Dates
  • 1 1/2 cup Bella Viva Raisins
  • 6 cups Nuts-4 cups Almonds, 2cups Walnuts (do not chop Almonds, chop Walnuts in large pieces)

Chop dreid fruits and mix well with Graham cracker crumbs, using fingertips to mix and separate dates in a large bowl.

In pot mix milk and marshmallows. Melt over low heat until marshmallows are melted. Pour over mixture in bowl. Grease small cake pans and form mixture in to them. Garnish with dried cherries and bay leaf. Slice while frozen for best results. Enjoy!


Persimmon Cookies
  • 1 cup Persimmon puree
  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 1 cup (2cubes) margarine or butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 tsp. lemmon juice
  • 2 T. orange juice
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tsp. baking poweder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. cloves
  • 3/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)

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. Gradually blend in to creamy mixture; add nuts and mix first until well blended. Drop by level tablespoons 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 12-14 minutes or until browned.


Stewed Fruit

  • "Place the fruit in a very light sugared syrup. Let it sit over a low flame just until the fruit begins to plump up. It is great over ice cream or just as a desert."
    (Martha Stewart)
Mixed Fruit

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Recipes

  • Martha Stewart- photos and videos of recipes for quick goodies or beautiful banquets

Culinary, Food, and Beverage

  • Buy French Food & Drink - Buy traditional French food and drink from our online delicatessen. Our range of French food & drink is easy to prepare and can be enjoyed after work and at weekends. The larger French food formats are ideal for dinner parties and make ideal as food gifts.

Great Fruit Facts

  • Mark's Fruit Crops - Tons of information about fruits and nuts including scientific names, harvesting, nutrition facts, history, and more!
  • California Rare Fruit Growers - Our mission is to share knowledge acquired from its activities with home growers in particular and with anyone else in the world having an interest in edible plant cultivation

Lifestyle

  • Fruit for Diobetics - A great resource for anyone who has or knows someone with diabetes. Great facts on foods and good eating styles.
  • The South Beach Diet - clinically tested weight-loss program focussing on eating the right carbs and the right fats.

Restaurants that use our products

  • Bacar - 448 Brannan, San Francisco, CA 94107

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Michael@BellaViva.com
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