Pristine sky. Calm breeze. Tank tops. Bikinis. Floppy hats and sunblock.
It was a rare and spectacular Sunday in San Francisco.
Archive for April, 2008
An Afternoon in Golden Gate Park
Posted in Miscellaneous on April 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Farmers’ Market Find: Iacopi’s Italian Butter Beans
Posted in Farms, Ingredients on April 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
These beans are my latest obsession.
I started buying them a few months ago at Tuesday’s farmers’ market at the Ferry Plaza, and I’ve been cooking them practically every week since then. If I’m not personally eating them, my clients are.
Sometimes beans can be a risky item to serve at dinner parties (not everybody’s digestive system [...]
Easy and Delicious: Fig and Goat Cheese Crostini with Mint
Posted in Recipes-Appetizers on April 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve received rave reviews about this deliciously simple fig appetizer that has been so popular with my clients recently. These are perfect morsels for this interim season, when winter fruits are past their prime and summer sweetness is still a few good weeks away (except for those amazing strawberries, of course). Now is when the [...]
Creamy Oatmeal with Strawberries and Maple Butter
Posted in Ingredients, Recipes-Breakfast on April 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Late winter/early spring is the season for maple syrup production. Every year I find this perplexing, as fall is the season when my craving for maple kicks in. There is something about maple’s amber color, like turning leaves and the edges of roasted butternut squash, that hearkens fall. Its caramelized, earthy flavor brings to mind [...]
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