Each summer I eagerly anticipate the tomato harvest. I get my organic garden starts as soon as they appear at […]
Archive for ‘SLOW Food’
‘Tis Braising Season! Beef Short Ribs with Pomegranate
The cold days of December beckon us to the kitchen to cook hearty dishes that will warm our bodies, and […]
Heirloom recipe: Summer Apricot Pie
I have an old recipe box made of hand-rubbed walnut wood that I covet. It’s filled with family treasures scrawled […]
Freewheelin’ Food: Chef Matt Elias & The Bodega, CA.
In the past decade or so food trucks, and the offerings they serve, have enjoyed an unexpected renaissance. It wasn’t […]
Foraged Feast: Miner’s Lettuce Salad with Blood Oranges, Avocado, Mint & Feta
Spring arrived this past week, ushered in by a series of Northern California storms that soaked the earth and left […]
The BEST Cream of Wild Chanterelle Soup
The sunshine streaming over the landscape for the first time in weeks could not go unnoticed. I had to get […]
In Season: Creamy Polenta with Chanterelles, Leeks & Spinach
I am sitting at my window, listening to the rain beat down relentlessly outside and nursing my first head cold […]
In Season: Winter Citrus Salad with fresh mint
The winter citrus crop yields a bountiful harvest of options this time of year. There are many varieties to choose […]
Nourishing Detox Soup
Happy January dear friends! Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician and noted “Father of Modern Medicine” once said, “Let food be […]
Meet the Cheesemaker: BELLWETHER FARMS, Petaluma California
The life of an artisan cheesemaker may not be glamorous, but it is rewarding. Just ask Liam Callahan. He and […]
Smoky Baba Ganoush
My weekly trip to the local farmers market always brings fresh inspiration to the table. Planning menus around each season […]
Bone Broth for Comfort and Healing
Dearest readers, Those of you who follow my posts regularly may have noted an uncharacteristic silence in the past two […]
Call of the Wild Porcini (and best Risotto recipe EVER!)
Shhhhh. Do you hear that? From the depths of the rain drenched coastal hills in Northern California the wild porcini […]
New Year’s Food for Thought
The beginning of each New Year has a certain magical quality to it. It’s an opportunity to hit the reset […]
Dinner with a Kitchen Gypsy
Good food—sourcing, preparing, and eating it—is a passion close to my heart. I firmly believe in its power to […]
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