Ahhh, melted cheese. We humans, it seems, are enchanted by it. Feeling blue? A grilled cheese sandwich will often perk you right up. In this week's Seasonal Pantry, which you can read here, I explore the tradition of "rabbit" or "rarebit," a dish with a long history in Great Britain that [...]
2014 Update: Today's Seasonal Pantry features recipes for Baba Ghanoush and a simple ratatouille. You can read that column here. Orange eggplant may be oblong as seen here, or small and round. Eggplant is the topic of today's Seasonal Pantry, which you can read here. In the [...]
I've known for a while that Parish Cafe, chef Rob Lippincott's New Orleans restaurant, was due to open in Healdsburg any day, but on Saturday, when I was driving towards town after a visit to the Davero Tasting Room, I spotted an open door and people sitting at [...]
One of our tiniest seasonal farmers markets, the one in Bodega Bay, opened for its second season on May 27. The market is a delightful community affair, with a leisurely pace in a beautiful setting. When I arrived last Sunday at 10 a.m., the field where the market [...]
From the Seasonal Pantry archives, here are several delicious and easy recipes that call for pears.
With summer's harvest in full swing, you can put together simple, delicious dinners quickly, especially when you rethink what dinner actually means.
One of New Orleans' great dishes, muffaletta, is now available at Rustic, the restaurant at Francis Ford Coppola Winery.
When temperatures on Monday inched past 80 degrees by early afternoon, I knew it was time to say goodbye to summer. The perfect formula for farewell awaited me in my kitchen. You know what I'm going to say, right? It was time for the last BLT of the [...]
For a sensational BLT, you must cook the bacon all the way to crisp, so it has that magical snap.
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Have trouble remembering what’s in season when? Looking for a favorite recipe from the Seasonal Pantry or Pairing archives? Michele Anna Jordan, Press Democrat columnist, chef, teacher and author of almost 20 books, draws from 17 years of columns and articles for seasonal suggestions, recipes and menus and tips on exactly where to get the finest local foods at their peak moment. And, yes, she takes requests. Just name the dish or even a few of the ingredients and, like magic, you’ll find the recipe here in no time. Any questions related to ingredients, cooking, nutrition and eating are welcome.