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I love summer produce. As soon as the cherries appear at the farmers’ market, I know that apricots, peaches, and plums won’t be far behind. But those aren’t the only summer fruits I look forward to. I also love heirloom…
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When summer hits, I’m all about the stone fruits. Cherries, peaches, plums… if it’s got a pit, I’m all over it. But there’s another fruit that shows up when the temperature turns warm that I also can’t get enough of:…
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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…
Read moreI love the produce that’s available during the summer. Yes, the stone fruits are exceptional, but there’s another little fruit that starts to appear in July that’s just as amazing but doesn’t get as much publicity because it’s considered more…
Read moreAs many of you know I get a lot of my recipes from cookbooks and cooking magazines. The cookbooks come from many different places, but one of the most common is Melissa’s. I work with them quite often and attend…
Read moreI’ve never been a fan of Brussels Sprouts. They’ve always just tasted blah to me. They were dull and flat and just the most uninteresting vegetable I’d ever tasted. But then a few months ago I had a salad that…
Read moreAs you all know it’s peach season, and for me, peaches always meant fruit salad, tarts, pies, cakes and maybe even ice cream. But recently I realized I was limiting myself. I mean, I love adding sweet things to savory…
Read moreThe weather’s been all over the map here in Southern California the past couple weeks. One day it’ll be in the 90’s and the next day it’ll be down in the 60’s, which means my kitchen is in a state…
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