Cooking season :

Nectarine Season at Last

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The stone fruits have been slow to ripen this year due to our unusually cool and wet spring. Finally this week, there were really sweet nectarines at the farmers? market on Sunday. I tour and taste-test the entire market before making[...]

Enjoy Veg Chinese this season

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The key to cooking a good Chinese meal is to do preparation well in advance. All the cutting and chopping should be done with time on your side. As the cutting of ingredients has a lot of importance in the final presentation of the dish, it is[...]

What?s in Season ? January 2011

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It a  time of year when we need those jaded palates revived – not too easy at the moment! I’m thinking hearty soups and slow cooked stews, lovely fresh fish with delicate sauces … Do seek out some seasonal produce whether[...]

the season?s first garden bounty

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A mere 3 years ago food was food was food to me.  Sure, I had a palate thirsty for high gravity brew, pizza slices the size of Prisus (is it Prii?), and the like, but that?s about it.  Editor?s note :  some of that hasn?t changed .  At the[...]

farmers' market season has begun!

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Well, I couldn't be more excited about this post since it marks the beginning of farmers' market season (my favorite time of year) in Madison. My boys and I hit two markets on Saturday morning. First was the Dane County Farmers' Market that[...]

Ichigo daifuku mochi. It?s strawberry season, really ?

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My grand-parents produced strawberries for a living, so I know the beast well enough to be sure it is not a Winter fruit in the Northern hemisphere. But in Japan… they heard there was Christmas in other countries and that seemed fun. So[...]

Recipes Of Perfection: Holiday Fare for The Season

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To mix it up a bit and take a detour from my normal unorthodox activity on this blog, I have decided to share with you a virtual vault of my favorite holiday recipes and this is why… . … Christmas is one of my favorite holidays and it[...]

The path of ike-men. Noodle arrangement, udon season.

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In Gourmande’s blog tittles, there is tradition of stupid puns nobody can get. I can’t help it. Well, you have all heard about ikebana , the Japanese flower arrangement. Hana is flowers… And men is noodle, so ikemen[...]

Acceptance: A New Season and a Persian Fesenjan-Pomengranate, Walnut Stew

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In dreams that day, I chewed on God?s unripe fruits, I drank water without philosophy, I picked a berry without knowledge, n o sooner did a pomegranate crack than it became the hand of the fount of yearning . Sohrab Sepehri[...]

Hutspot ? adapted for crock pot cooking

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According to Simply in Season , this dish originates in Holland. I vaguely remember my Grandma Leep making something similar to this. I’m disappointed now that I didn’t think to get more recipes from her when she was alive. The[...]