Revised: the Gourmet Ghetto and beyond with John Harris and Victoria Wise
If you missed this episode of Mouthful, the podcast is now available here and at itunes. To find it at itunes, simply enter “Mouthful” in the store’s search bar. You can download single episodes or...
View ArticleMy Meat Box, Part 2: A Little Chicken
I’ve worked my way through my first meat box –my subscription is with Victorian Farmstead–with unwavering success. As I almost always do when I am getting to know new ingredients–and these meats are...
View ArticleWhat’s for Easter? Lamb, Ham or . . .
Leg of Lamb, here garnished with fresh rosemary, is a popular Easter tradition. “Lamb is to Easter what turkey is to Thanksgiving,” rancher Bruce Campbell of C. K. Lamb told me years ago. But Niman...
View ArticleUPDATE: Fresh From Our Farmers: Santa Rosa
Hector Alvarez is one of several egg vendors at the Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market Starting today, the Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market is open an hour later on Saturday, from...
View ArticleFresh From Our Farmers: Sebastopol in the Rain
Umbrellas at the Sebastopol Farmers Market On Sunday, the rain paused long enough for farmers and other vendors at the Sebastopol Farmers Market to set up and for the earliest shoppers to fill their...
View ArticleCilantro, better late than never
The flat leaves of cilantro, shown here, are sometimes confused with Italian parsley In yesterday’s Seasonal Pantry, which you’ll find here, I write about cilantro and promise to post links to some of...
View ArticleMore Garlic Sauces for your Aioli Monstre
Fresh garlic from The Patch. It is juicy and succulent, qualities that make it easy to puree by hand. In today’s Seasonal Pantry, which you can read here, I talk about garlic. Most of the 2011 crop has...
View ArticlePeach Season Has Arrived!
Ripening peaches at Dry Creek Peach & Produce The Dry Creek Peach & Produce farm stand opened last weekend, signalling the official start of the local peach season. The stand is open Friday,...
View ArticleFresh From Our Farmers: Petaluma
The Petaluma Certified Farmers Market is one of just a few afternoon markets. It opened for its 25th season on May 21 and continues through November 19 from 2 to 5:30 p.m. in Walnut Park, located at...
View ArticleA Beloved Ritual: Lamb for Easter
2013 Update: In today’s Seasonal Pantry I take a look at local lamb from a single source, Williams Ranches in Sebastopol. You can read that column here. As promised in the column, here is my recipe for...
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