I have to admit, I hate losing daylight savings time. Fewer hours of sunlight and the onset of darkness at […]
Archive for ‘Seasonal Recipes’
The Pleasure of Persimmons
Thanksgiving is a holiday of traditions and memories. In my family, Thanksgiving meant the annual pilgrimage to my grandparent’s coastal […]
Pumpkin Time!
I heard them last night. It was dusk and I was in my backyard watering the garden when the calls […]
Tomato Time!
The long hot days of summer yield many things: tall golden grasses sprawling across our hills, crowded beaches where locals […]
Glorious Gravensteins: A Baker’s Dream
Let’s face it, God broke the mold when he created apples. Consider this: What other fruit can claim it tempted […]
Say “Cheesecake”!
Each year in early July the County Fair comes to Marin. In addition to the requisite cotton candy and gut-wrenching […]
Pesto Perfecto!
I love all things Italian; the architecture, art, culture, fashion, the people and their philosophy of “la dolce vita”–but most of all […]
Abundant Apricot-Cherry Crisp
Yesterday I received a big bag of ripe to slightly over ripe apricots from a neighbor whose tree was producing […]
Just Peachy! The Season Is Here At Last
It’s peach season at last! This summer stone-fruit, perhaps more than any other, denotes simple perfection. Is it any wonder […]
It’s Strawberry Season
I love this time of year. Summer is just around the corner. The days are growing longer again with the […]
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