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 [...]
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 [...]
On Sunday, eyes gazed upwards as a light drizzle blanketed the North Bay. “What about tomatoes?” we all wondered. Would the season end early this year, before we’d had our fill? I called Dan Magnuson, whose Soda Rock Farm tomatoes are praised by all who have tasted them. [...]
As the Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market settles into its second harvest season in its new location at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, it has hit its stride as the country’s central farmers market. During its 16-month tenure at the center, it has moved several times to [...]
The Frates Rd. entrance to Green String Farms is lined with olive trees and rose bushes planted in wine barrels. The Adobe Rd. entrance takes you through fields of crops punctuated by trees, marigolds and other flowers, past a large chicken coop filled with happy laying hens and a few [...]
The Petaluma Farmers Market is thriving, with a bountiful late summer and early fall harvest.
With summer's harvest in full swing, you can put together simple, delicious dinners quickly, especially when you rethink what dinner actually means.
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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.