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My weeks are pretty busy. Between the boys being back in school and trucking them back and forth to sports and robotics, my week days have gone from empty to overflowing. While I’m thrilled things are finally getting back to…
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Since we’re right at the beginning of peach season, it’s all about peaches for me. Where I used to buy pounds and pounds of citrus, I’m now buying pounds and pounds of peaches, plums, pluots and apricots. In other words,…
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You all know how much I love the spring and summer produce. I can’t wait for those amazing stone fruits to make an appearance. Then from April through at least September I cook with them constantly. While I can’t get…
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The past few months I’ve been trying to make our dinners a little healthier. While I’ve been making meals from scratch forever, you need to do more than just copy a recipe. The ingredients you use are also very important….
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Last week I talked about how much I love Tartarian cherries. I look forward to them every year, and grab as many as I can until they disappear. It’s five or six weeks of pure bliss. While I use them…
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It’s here! The season I wait for all year: cherry season! I know I talk about all sorts of fruit I wait for, but this one’s legit! Yes, I love peaches, apricots and pretty much all stone fruits. But cherries…
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I’m a huge garlic fan. Seriously. It’s my favorite. Whenever a recipe calls for one or two cloves I always double it. I love everything about it, from its shape to the smell to the flavor. I’ll take it roasted…
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Cinco de Mayo is one week from today. Can you believe it? One week! So, of course I wanted to bring you a Mexican dish to serve on this holiday that, these days, seems to be all about the Margarita….
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Believe it or not, it’s still citrus season here in sunny southern California. Okay, I know you can get oranges in the grocery store year round. But winter is when there are the most varieties and those little oranges spheres…
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Back in the “old world” before Covid, I used to get together with several other bloggers at Melissa’s Produce. We’d talk and enjoy an amazing lunch and then have a Q&A with a specific chef about their newest cookbook. Photos…
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One of the perks of working in the food and cocktail industry is that I get to attend events at produce companies, bars, distilleries… you name it. If it has something to do with food, odds are I’ve been there….
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