Produce
Santa Monica Farmer’s Market 10/01/05
K. and I went to the Farmer’s Market today down on the Promenade. The produce is changing by leaps and bounds. Many kinds of squash are starting to show up, much to my delight. One stall has featured amazingly sweet carrots (red, yellow, and orange) the past few weeks. Many [...]
Summer in Season - Minty Mojitos
Summer is high season for mint in the herb garden and…refreshing cocktails! Mojitos are in order!
Only a few years ago, this cocktail of Cuban origin was relatively unknown in these parts, but exploded onto the scene as the “it” drink. (Sayonara, cosmo!) Like many a cocktail, the mojito has a little bit of history, [...]
Summer in Season - Dill
When the herb garden spills over with dill (or you find it for cheap at the farmers’ market), you can snip a few fronds, then serve a lemon and dill cream sauce over grilled salmon, or maybe make some dill pickles. Or you can do the only thing I ever do with dill - make [...]
Summer in Season - Salads!
It’s hot, so not only do we want to eat things refreshing, but we have to be watchful of waistlines that might spill out over our uber low cut jeans and belly baring tank tops. Salads are in order, but that doesn’t mean we need to eat iceberg lettuce sprinkled with olive oil and [...]
The Truth Behind Multigrain Pasta
When the whole Atkins craze took off, bread and pasta manufacturers panicked. I even had a friend or two who swore off all food that looks white. Bread is okay if it’s multigrain or whole wheat. They even ate the no-carb bread and pasta, which they said were awful and dry but [...]
Summer in Season - Strawberries
It almost seems like strawberries are in season year-round in southern California, but truly, according to farmernet, strawberries are in season at the local farmers’ markets now, summer.
It would be a crime to cook or strawberries in the summer. Fresh, super sweet, sometimes tangy strawberries should be enjoyed exactly as they are. But sometimes, you [...]
Summer in Season - Basil
Though it is possible and practical to grow herbs year-round in LA, in other places, the high season for herbs is summer. And right about now, basil is probably attacking your garden like a weed. (Of course, you probably live in a high-density population area like me, so it’s the farmers’ and Whole Foods Market [...]
Killer Tomatoes
As a little kid, I thought of tomatoes as just this red, round vegetable (or fruit) that was used to make spaghetti sauce and ketchup. Once I grew up, I learned how to incorporate tomatoes in tons of stuff, including brushetta, buffalo mozzarella & basil appetizer, etc. Alas, I have realized that I [...]
