Season recipes :

A Drink For THIS Season

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It?s warm in New York-I don?t know how or why but I love it! This week included several 80 degree days and one day it was into the 90?s ! This is quite apocalyptic considering eleven days ago we had freeze warnings . So now I actually[...]

the looming holiday season

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Last year, I experimented with infused rum as a base for mulled wine , which still is in regular use in my household. So when it finally turned cold in my part of the world (as opposed to rainy), I sought for something similar to experiment with[...]

Spud Sunday: Soup in Season

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My vegetable basket runneth over. ...and that's just the stuff you can see I took delivery of a harvest hamper last week, very kindly supplied by the Best In Season folks, which included carrots, parsnips, celery, broccoli, red cabbage,[...]

A Sweet For Sour Cherry Season

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I like simple, unfussy desserts like tea cakes or fruit crumbles in the summertime because I prefer to showcase the natural flavors of seasonal fruits than play with finicky torte layers or rich buttercreams when it is hot and sticky outside.[...]

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[...]

Awards Season Is Still Going Strong

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Rabbit, rabbit! Once again, a fellow blogger whom I admire very much has flattered me with the Kreativ Blogger Award. If you haven't already, please pay The Colors of Indian Cooking a visit. Writer Kathy Gori serves up some delectable[...]

It?s Official: Pumpkin Season Is Here!

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If the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes are available, then I think that I can officially declare it PUMPKIN SEASON ! If you read my blog last year, you know I am a pumpkin fanatic. I will try not to go overboard this year, but be expecting[...]

Lenten season and a spicy shrimp recipe

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Now that Mardi Gras is over and for us Catholics and members of other denominations that observe Lent typically we give something up during the weeks before Easter. Moreover, in doing so we have selected to give up coffee and all red meats for[...]

Redberry Shortcake, Friendship and a New Season

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?Friendship is the allay of our sorrows, the ease of our passions, the discharge of our oppressions, the sanctuary to our calamities, the counselor of our doubts, the clarity of our minds?  Jeremy Taylor. I rented a small tiny[...]

PEAR & CHOCOLATE CRUMBLE...perfect for the season!

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T his season, some of my favourite fruits have vanished from the scene...but some not-so favourite ones before, are becoming my favourites now :-)  Pear is one amongst them. Yes, they are crunchy, sweet and juicy but they just cannot beat[...]