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Posts tagged “cherries”

Zingerman's Italian Wild Cherries

I was lucky enough to get to play around with a jar of Zingerman's Italian Wild Cherries, which are being given as a prize in our Pie Bakeoff (have you voted yet?). My original idea was to make a pi...

Recipe Review: Melissa Clark’s DIY Maraschino Cherries
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Last summer I spotted Melissa Clark’s ultra-simple and delicious-sounding recipe for homemade maraschino cherries in the food section of The New York Times, and was intrigued. I made a mental note o...

LA Farmers' Market Report: Stone Fruit

It's unmistakable — stone fruit season is in full swing at the Hollywood Farmers' Market! Different varieties of peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, and cherries started to appear several week...

My Very Local Breakfast with Rouge et Noir Breakfast Cheese

I had a splendid breakfast this morning made even more enjoyable by the fact that, with the exception of the tea, everything came from near-by farms and businesses. It was a simple meal: just some o...

San Francisco Farmer's Market Report: Ferry Plaza

We went to the Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market on Saturday and summer is in full swing here in San Francisco. Berries, stone fruits, and tomatoes have arrived!...

Entertaining Tip: Put Herbs in Your Pit Bowl

There are a lot of cocktail foods that require the eater to bit something off or spit a pit out of their mouth - olives, shrimp with tails, summer cherries. We always include a small bowl on our hors ...

Recipe: Cherry Custard Tart

It is indeed cherry season here in the Bay Area, a little early but no one’s complaining. Unlike asparagus and strawberries, cherries are hard to find out of season and tend to induce a little fr...

Northern California Farmer's Market Report: Downtown Napa

Last week while visiting COPIA, we found ourselves next door to the Downtown Napa Farmer's Market. Here's what we saw in season there ......

Cherry Desserts from Bon Appétit

Kathryn found newly in-season cherries at a California farmer's market, and now we're way too hungry for plump, juicy cherries. Raw, half-cooked in a pie, or stewed in a sauce - we'll take them any wa...

Seasonal Spotlight: Cherries!

We couldn't believe our eyes when we were at the Napa Farmer's Market this past weekend. There they were - deep ruby globes of juiciness, taunting us to bite into their plump flesh. We asked the far...

Bittersweet Baking Finalist #1: Candied Kumquat & Bittersweet Chocolate Cherry Mini Galettes

Our first finalist is in, and it was a unanimous choice from the large, diverse set of entries we received in our Bittersweet Baking contest. Our editorial team was won over by Helen's simple and...