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Artichoke Season!

Because artichokes are bountiful in the spring, it is easy to assume they are a spring crop. But in California, which supplies 100 percent of commercial artichokes in the US, artichokes are harvested year round, with crops peaking in the spring and again in the fall.

By | April 26th, 2016|6 Comments

Moroccan-Inspired Soup and More Mediterranean: North Africa & the Middle East

In today's Seasonal Pantry, I explore the Mediterranean diet, which is enjoying a resurgence of popularity. You can read that article here. As promised in that column, here are links to some Mediterranean-inspired recipes from the Pantry's archives. This post focuses on flavors of North Africa and the Middle East [...]

By | August 6th, 2014|3 Comments

Granita & More Delicious Recipes with Blueberries

Blueberry season is in full swing in Sonoma County now. After you've eaten your fill of them neat, here are a few of my favorite ways to enjoy them.

By | July 15th, 2014|0 Comments

It’s Asparagus Season!

When of spring's most delicious delicacies, asparagus, is now available at local farmers markets. Here's you'll find delicious recipes from the Seasonal Pantry archives.

By | March 24th, 2014|2 Comments

Cauliflower Lovers, This Is For You

In today's Seasonal Pantry, which you can read here, I offer two recipes, Broccoli Cauliflower Salad with Pecans, Soft-Cooked Eggs and Warm Bacon Maple Vinaigrette and Cauliflower with Wild Rice and Brown Butter. Here are more recipes for cauliflower, one as a link and the others as text, as they appeared [...]

By | January 22nd, 2014|2 Comments

Potato Salad Season

Potato Salad is the topic of today's Seasonal Pantry and the column, which you can read here, includes recipes for Sonoma County's most famous variation, Marshall House Potato Salad, along with Potato & Mussel Salad and Potato Salad with Grilled Steak & Radish Vinaigrette. Writing about potato salad is as [...]

By | July 3rd, 2013|4 Comments

More Mediterranean: Sicily

In today's Seasonal Pantry, which you can read here, I discuss the resurgence in popularity of the Mediterranean diet and its special relevance to California. I also promise to post links to Mediterranean dishes from the Seasonal Pantry archives.  This is the first of a series of posts, [...]

By | March 6th, 2013|0 Comments

Thanksgiving Salad, by request

There have been a few technical issues with Eat This Now today. Several comments and questions on my previous Thanksgiving post have vanished, along with the email addresses of those who made the comments and asked the questions. I'm hoping that the woman who asked about a salad for Thanksgiving [...]

By | November 19th, 2012|0 Comments

Thai Larb, As Promised, with Variations

As promised in today's Seasonal Pantry, here's one of my versions of the classic Thai salad, larb. There's not a lot of spaghetti squash left and so to make this with cabbage, which is traditional, or with rice noodles, which is delicious, see the variations at the end of the [...]

By | June 6th, 2012|7 Comments

Fresh From Our Farmers: Redwood Empire Farmers Market Opens

On Saturday morning, not long before the kick-off of the Rose Parade, a new farmers market opened in the west parking lot of the Santa Rosa Veterans Building. The Redwood Empire Farmers Market is the fourth farmers market in Santa Rosa. For a summary of Santa Rosa markets, [...]

By | May 25th, 2012|2 Comments