Ahhh, Magical Soft Tacos: The Best Fair Food, EVER
The Original Soft Tacos returned to the county fair circuit a few years ago.
For the love of traditional tacos
If you've read my columns over the years, you know I love traditional tacos. The simplicity of tender corn tortillas holding delicious morsels of perfectly seasoned foods cannot be improved. They are also remarkable simply to make at home, especially if you keep tortillas, cilantro and hot sauce on hand.
Rosé with Gravlax: Wild Pacific King Salmon Cured with Absinthe & Black Pepper Oil
I just happened to have freshly cured gravlax on hand when it came time to explore Lasseter Family Winery's 2014 Enjoué, a delightful rosé, in my Wine of the Week Pairing column. I sliced off a couple of thin pieces of silky salmon, poured a glass of well-chilled wine and [...]
Got Zucchini? How To Keep Up With the Harvest
Got zucchini? In June 17's Seasonal Pantry, which you can read here, I offer help for keeping up with the zucchini harvest, which is already well underway. I also promised to post links to zucchini recipes from the archives, so here you go.
Apricot Shrub & Other Yummy Recipes for Summer’s Most Fleeting Fruit
2015: In today's Seasonal Pantry, I explore shrubs, an increasingly popular category of beverage with history that extends back to pioneer days. You can read that column here. In today's Seasonal Pantry, which you can read here, I talk about apricots, with recipes for Chicken Kababs with Onions, Bacon, [...]
Update: Eggplant
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 [...]
UPDATE: Your favorite Gravenstein Recipes?
This year our beloved Gravenstein apple came on strong and fast. The crop is down because of warm weather in January, early drought and then rain right during bloom. If you love Gravensteins, don't miss this weekend's Gravenstein Apple Fair.
A Fresh Chutney for Fig Season
The Patch of Sonoma was the first farm with figs this season. Fresh Fig Chutney • Makes about 2 1/2 cups In the United States, we typically think of cooked chutney like Major Grey's when we think of chutney. But there are many styles of chutney, some sweet, others [...]
Fresh From Our Farmers: Blueberry Season!
It is blueberry season and what a glorious season it is.
