Franco’s Mexican-Style Chorizo with Queso Fundido
Franco Dunn makes irresistible chorizo, including Mexican-style chorizo (both verde and rojo).
Fresh From Our Farmers: Healdsburg Market Opens
At 9 a.m. Saturday morning, the legendary cowbell will ring in the first Healdsburg farmers market of 2013. The opening of this market heralds the beginning of the abundant season, when we’re no longer gasping with delight at those first precious radishes and instead are racing to keep up with [...]
Cooking with Wine: Some Favorite Recipes
As I promised in today's Seasonal Pantry, which you can read here, I'm posting links to some of my favorite recipes that call for wine. Because I use it so frequently, it is impossible to include all the recipes here. I've chosen those most suited to fall and winter and [...]
Sunday Sausage Summit with Bruce Aidells and Franco Dunn
There are still tickets available for Sunday's conversation with Bruce Aidells, which takes place from 2 to 5 p.m. at the beautiful and rustic Windrush Farm in Petaluma. When I wrote my first blog post about this event, entitled "What Do Downton Abbey and Sausage Baron Franco Dunn have in [...]
What do Downton Abbey and Sausage Baron Franco Dunn have in common?
You might think that a popular television drama like Downton Abbey and a local sausage maker like Franco Dunn have little in common. But they do. Both the acclaimed drama and the widely praised artisan sausages stand on the shoulders of the pioneers who came before them. Downton [...]
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, [...]
Fresh From Our Farmers: Santa Rosa Saturday Market
Intimations of spring punctuated Saturday’s farmers market in Santa Rosa: fresh fava leaves from Bernier Farms, strawberries and Haas avocados from the Central Coast, and an Italian variety of avocado, thin-skinned, deliciously buttery and reminiscent of Hawaiian avocados, though smaller, from DeSantis Farm. EarthWorker Farm offered sunflower spouts, First Light [...]
Lentils: Ideal for Fall
Lentils are delicious and inexpensive. Here are ten recipes from the Seasonal Pantry Archives
Fresh From Our Farmers: Occidental, TONIGHT
The Occidental Bohemian Farmers Market has just two weeks left in its 2011 season.
