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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

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 [...]

By | February 2nd, 2012|0 Comments

My Cannoli Recipe, plus other yummy ways to use local ricotta

As promised in today's Seasonal Pantry, "Ricotta and Other Tastes of Sicily," here's my recipe for cannoli. When I first wrote about cannoli in a column, there was no great local ricotta. Now we have Bellwether Farms sheep milk ricotta, the best I've had this side of Sicily. If making [...]

By | December 14th, 2011|0 Comments

Fresh From Our Farmers: Santa Rosa #2

Over the last several years, farmers markets, always a great destination for seasonal produce, have become among the best sources for healthy fats and proteins. The Saturday Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market has what may be the best selection of all Sonoma County markets.

By | May 30th, 2011|6 Comments

Soup Weather Arrives

As days shorten and temperatures drop, we're more inclined to make soup than at other times of the year. Here's a collection of favorite soup recipes from the Seasonal Pantry archives.

By | October 27th, 2010|8 Comments