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Posts tagged “Summer”

Recipe: Watermelon, Rosemary, and Feta Salad

Yesterday we showed you the local artisan goat feta that we're spotlighting this week. Local cheese like this (and the Consider Bardwell Dorset cheese that Nora showed us this morning) can be expensiv...

Seasonal Spotlight: Asian Pears

With their crisp, juicy texture, Asian pears must be some of the most refreshing fruits on earth. They're a fitting pome to bridge the transition from summer to fall, when we haven't completely let go...

Recipe Ideas For Grapes

We planted a Ruby Red grape this year in our backyard. We don't expect to get any fruits from it for at least two years. In the meantime, it's mid-September and our neighbors are having a grape glut...

Word of Mouth: Pistou

pistou (pee-stoo): n. A sauce from Provence made of basil, garlic, and olive oil. Click below for more details, including a link to the dish above......

In Praise of the Sun Gold Tomato

Our patio tomatoes are still going strong despite heavy hurricane downpours and chipmunk invasions. This year I planted my perennial favorite, Sun Gold, and two others: German Striped and a variety s...

From The Email: Easy Gazpacho To Make This Weekend

A version of this post was originally sent to our email subscribers on August 14th when tomato season was just starting for us. To receive Sara Kate's weekly email, sign up in the column to the left o...

Seasonal Spotlight: Pluots

As summer begins to wind down, farmers are picking the last of the stone fruits off their trees and getting ready to harvest apples. Right now there's a glut of last-chance stone fruits in the farmer...

In Season: Italian Prune Plums

What are those little baby-fist-sized plums that have been in the markets for the last month? They're called Italian Prune Plums and I adore them. Sometimes also called Empress Plums, they are the E...

Food Porn: Photographs of Heirloom Tomatoes

Aren't these gorgeous? We snapped these photos of the last heirloom tomatoes of the season at the Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market last week....

Summer-to-Fall Breakfast: Oatmeal with Peaches

We're not sure how we feel about the pepper on top of this dish (what do you think?), but we were drawn to this image because it represents the changing of the seasons: Fresh, late summer peaches over...

In Season: Muscadines and Scuppernongs

This is the season for muscadines, the wild grape native to the American Southeast. They are in season during September and October, and so just when you think you can't bear the heat for one more wee...

Farmers' Market Report: Davis, CA

One of our favorite things to do while traveling is to explore different farmers' markets, getting a glimpse – and bite! – of the local food and community life. Last week, we visited Davi...

Food Science: The Best Place to Store Tomatoes...and Why

In our review of Creamy Creamless Tomato Soup last week, we accidentally divulged that we'd been storing our fresh tomatoes in the fridge - a big no-no that many of you were quick to point out! You w...

Fresh Tomato Bloody Marys in the Los Angeles Times

Oh, we wish we'd seen these before the long weekend rather than after... ...

Recipe Review: Dorie Greenspan's Summer Corn Soup

We didn't have time to snap a photo of our own version of this soup before we gifted it to a friend, but the inside of the pot in this homey shot from Bon Appétit looks identical to what we saw...

From The Email: A Few Toys for Barbecuers

A version of this post was originally sent to our email subscribers on July 17. To receive Sara Kate's weekly email, sign up in the column to the left or click here. Something tasty will arrive in you...

What To Do With Not-So-Great Apples

We're still reveling in the arrival of tomatoes, and yet already we're getting apples in our CSA. Unfortunately, these late summer apples are a little mealy — not the crisp fall apples we look forwa...

Farmers' Market Report: Peppers
Los Angeles

Sweet peppers, chili peppers, bell peppers – the market is brimming with jewel-toned capsicums....

Recipe: Peach, Plum, and Ginger Jam

You may remember our last attempt at this jam, when it turned out a wee bit hard. But because the flavor was so good, and because we were determined not to let the jam win, we gave it another try... ...

Look! Tomatoes Make Good Centerpieces Too

We don't believe in keeping tomatoes in the refrigerator - especially when they are gifts from the garden. They should be left out for admiration. ...

Blogging the Denver Post: The Ultimate Colorado BLT

With the nonstop news coverage switching today from the Olympics in Beijing to the Democratic National Convention in Denver, we thought we'd see what was cooking in The Denver Post. This big, juicy ph...

Simple Summer Food: Caprese Salad

Ahh, one of our favorite dishes in the summer; fresh tomatoes, buffala mozzarella, and fresh basil layered together, and then drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper. ...

Tastes Like Summer: The Perfect Tomato Sandwich

Oh, we've been waiting for this for a while... ...

What's Your Idea Of A Perfect Picnic?

London's Guardian newspaper ran a thought-provoking article last month asking local food pros to share their thoughts on what makes a perfect picnic......

Farmers' Market Report: Shell Beans
Los Angeles

This week we bring you scenes of the glorious shell bean at the Hollywood Farmers' Market. Click through for more beautiful varieties and a primer......