I’m mellow yellow, crazy for Meyer lemons
The scent pulls me in from the doorway to the produce aisle — past the melons, past the apples, even past the cherries, straight to the fragrant Meyer lemons. Its glabrous, delicate skin — the hue of...
View ArticleThose fabulous fruits of summer – Part 1
Here’s a primer on The Golden Girls of Summer — peaches, nectarines, apricots and mangoes. Next week will feature round two of nature’s seasonal gems, plus a quiz for your amusement. Mangoes. This time...
View ArticleThose fabulous fruits of summer — part 2
Last week, I let the Golden Girls of summer shine (peaches, nectarines, apricots and mangoes) while this week’s picks are the hardy fruits that REAL men like to eat. A plum job Plums are actually first...
View ArticleChill out with summer soups that nourish and refresh
While winter soups are comforting and healing — such as a steamy bowl of chicken and matzo ball, mushroom barley, or mulligatawny — chilled summer soups to me are a refreshing bliss. They also evoke...
View ArticleA salute to corn on the cob on the grill on the Fourth
Americans will be celebrating the country’s largest secular holiday this weekend (the 234th anniversary of America’s divorce from Great Britain) with outdoor barbecues, picnics, parades and pyrotechnic...
View ArticleOrganic pioneer sprouts wisdom in new book
Pioneer organic gardener Jay North has been plotting the path to sustainable agriculture for almost four decades at a time when “organic gardening” was a hippie term for homegrown cannabis crops; when...
View ArticleKITCHEN SHRINK: Going crazy for coconuts
Everyone knows what a coconut looks like — a hairy brown sphere that needs a sledgehammer to crack open exposing firm white “meat” and watery milk; they smell it on beaches as many sunscreens are...
View ArticleKITCHEN SHRINK: Racetrack watering holes keep whistles wet
Racing season opens at the legendary Del Mar racetrack on July 21. In honor of the sport of kings, I’d like to help you navigate your way through the shoals of signature libations to keep you...
View ArticlePeculiar pesto had a problematic pine nut
The pungent perfume at the produce aisle pulled me in, and I couldn’t resist the beautiful plant, abundant with fragrant green leaves. Basil. My first thought was pesto sauce drizzled over ribbon egg...
View ArticleKITCHEN SHRINK: ‘The Goddess’ serves up heavenly Mediterranean meals
Cemile Coopersmith grew up in Izmir, Turkey, along the Aegean Sea, eating healthful and sumptuous meals made with love by her mother and grandma. They feasted on fruits and veggies grown by her father...
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