Sometimes life is like a bowl of sour cherries… but I’m not complaining!
Yes you heard me right, sour (tart) cherries are now ripe and ready for picking in the Leona Valley (just North of Los Angeles, CA near Palmdale). SOUR cherries?? you’re probably thinking, why would I want those? Because, let me tell you [...]
Posted by: Will on June 26th, 2009 ©
Filed under: Baking, Cocktails & Spirits, Condiments, Fruit, Preserves, Seasonal-Summer, Sweets | 4 Comments »
It is finally, fully, fall in San Francisco. The days crisp and mostly clear, the wind sharper. This year, as usual, fall has been chaotic and crowded. We’re overwhelmed with projects and visitors and holiday plans. We can’t seem to get enough sleep or find time to nurture the writer selves [...]
Posted by: Rose on November 8th, 2007 ©
Filed under: Preserves | 17 Comments »
I would like to remind everyone that Fall is officially here in California and the quince fruit is now in season and available at your local farmer’s markets. Early in July I wrote about my first attempt at making jam. It was quince jam, and it turned out to be delicious! You [...]
Posted by: Will on October 4th, 2007 ©
Filed under: Condiments, Preserves | 7 Comments »
I have a beautiful, unexpected day off today, and am spending it in the kitchen, drying, preserving, mixing dough, thinking. Invariably it happens – someone close or far, a friend, a relative, a colleague, visits this blog and asks the same question. Why make bitters, or butter, or vermouth, or ketchup [...]
Posted by: Rose on September 13th, 2007 ©
Filed under: Food for Thought, Preserves | 2 Comments »
We’re brimming with heirloom tomatoes from our farm CSA box, but somehow none of my usual uses for tomatoes have seemed appealing lately. The tomatoes this year have been so good that they mostly beg to be eaten straight – sliced with a bit of sea salt and good olive oil, or layered into a [...]
Posted by: Will on August 30th, 2007 ©
Filed under: Condiments, Preserves | No Comments »
