Update: A sensual seasonal dinner, in less than an hour
When you have good ingredients at hand and a basic knowledge of what to do with them, the only thing more pleasurable than the cooking of them is the sensual delights they offer at the table.
Fresh From Our Farmers: Santa Rosa Wednesday Night Market
The Santa Rosa Downtown Market opened last Wednesday, with a farmers market at E Street between Third and Fifth Streets, where it is convenient to zip in and out if you're there simply to shop for produce.
Fresh From Our Farmers: Healdsburg
The Healdsburg Farmers Market opened for its 33rd season on Saturday. It's a beautiful market, with many vendors who sell nowhere but here.
Tomato Soups Before Tomato Season
When tomatoes are not yet in season locally, canned tomatoes are the best choice for making delicious (and simple!) tomatoes soups.
Fresh From Our Farmers: Windsor
The Windsor Certified Farmers Market opened for the season on May. It will continue through mid December. A second Windsor farmers market, to be held on Thursday evenings, will open in mid June.
UPDATE: Fresh From Our Farmers: Santa Rosa
You'll find delicious spring delicacies--asparagus, nettles, rhubarb, mushrooms and more--along with an abundance of delicious eggs at the Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Markets, which takes place on both Wednesday and Saturday mornings.
This Weekend: Best Plant Sale in the World
On Saturday and Sunday, Occidental Arts & Ecology Center hosts its annual Mother Garden Spring Plant Sale. Whether you're a passionate garden or someone who grows a few herbs on your porch, this is the plant sale of all plant sales. Don't miss it.
UPDATE: Fresh From Our Farmers: Sonoma Valley
Since 1985, the Sonoma Valley Certified Farmers Market has offered shoppers pristine produce, locals eggs, meats and cheeses, unique crafts and a pleasant place to linger every Friday morning, from 9 a.m. to noon.
What you do you with your Easter Eggs?
After Easter, you may have a bounty of hard-cooked eggs, especially if there are kids in the family. What do you like to do with them? Plus, favorite egg recipes from the Seasonal Pantry archives.
