Celebrating Autumn’s Orange ~ Lovely produce and a historic baseball championship!
We’re segueing a bit from the subject of food for the intro to today’s post, celebrating the San Francisco Giants win in the 2010 World
Remembering Bri at Kate’s
October 27th, 2010 ~ It’s been two years. Bill & I decided to take an impromptu 10-day vacation driving north to British Columbia to visit
Lemony, Fuchsia Berry Apple Jelly
Having rediscovered the delights of hand-crafted jams, encouraged by winning two blue ribbons at the 2010 Marin County Fair, I’ve been venturing into new territory
Autumn Bounty: Heirloom Apples to New Hybrids… NOW’s the Time to Give Them a Try!
As of mid-September: Autumn apple season is in full swing at the Santa Rosa farmers market. Since I’ve been feeling inspired to try my hand
Ashwin’s Birthday Feast
September started out with the BEST news ~ baby Ashwin was born and the next day Shankari of Sacramento Spice and Rajesh brought him home.
Of Sustenance, Sentiment, and Savory Challenges
Reminiscing about favorite foods from my Pakistan childhood and a culinary “treat” that swarmed into Lahore one Spring… Ah…FOOD! A most satisfying excuse for gathering
‘Cool as an Armenian Cucumber’ Our fav!
One of the delights of growing your own veggies…or frequenting your local farmers markets is discovering NEW-old ‘Heirloom’ vegetables. Or modern improved hybrid veggies from
FigsWithBri is THREE!
The day’s almost over and I’m just getting to this post now… Have been thinking about a proper way to acknowledge this SPECIAL anniversary for
Prize Winning Preserves: Strawberry Orange Conserve with a Hint of Ginger
*2010 Marin County Fair BLUE RIBBON Winner* (1st Place)May 2013Strawberry Orange Conserve *Out-of-Stock* We’ll be making more soon.8oz Jars~$12 ea, 4oz Jars~$7ea Who can resist
Summer Solstice! Early Plums and Flavor Supreme Pluots are ripe…
Summertime! And the livin’ is easy, Plums are ripe…sweet and juicy. We have several fruit trees growing in our teeny suburban garden: a Hachiya persimmon,
Prize Winning Preserves: Honey Rose Petal Jam ~ Best of Show!
~ This lovely, subtle, sophisticated jam needs a day or two to mellow, blending the flavors (a month is even better). The honey tones are
Meyer Lemon Sugar ~ An EASY & QUICK Baking Condiment!
Meyer Lemon Inspirations 2010 ~ Recipe #4 Ran across this simple baking ‘condiment’ in my old, out-of-print, “A World of Breads” cookbook by Dolores Casella.