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Posts tagged “sage”

From the Spice Cupboard: Sage

Sage isn't a seasoning that you find in too many preparations. Its strong, distinct flavor easily dominates a dish and relegates it to the "occasional use" category. How do you use it?...

Recipe: Pasta with Brown Butter and Fried Sage

We ate this pasta twice last weekend—at both dinner parties. It's not healthy. It's soaked in butter. Delicious, toasted, slightly sweet brown butter with little bits of sage fried up in that butter...

Recipe Recommendation: Risotto with Squash and Sage

An ubiquitous Italian dish in the fall and winter, Risotto di Zucca e Salvia, or Risotto with Squash and Sage, is a hearty meal that sticks to your ribs and fills your belly in the cold parts of the y...

Favorite Fall Flavors: Butternut Squash, Sage, and Browned Butter

Butternut squash with sage and browned butter is as close to gastronomic bliss as we can imagine this time of year. You'll be tempted to pass on dessert for seconds of any dish containing this particu...

Recipe: Crispy Sage

While attending an olive oil workshop last week, we were inspired by some of the other participants' tales of beloved olive oil-infused meals. One woman's description of Italian fried sage leaves intr...

Vanilla, Pear and Sage: Summer Cocktail with Navan

Vanilla, pear, and sage? Sounds like the makings of a great dessert. How about a cocktail? Well, sure. We received this cocktail recipe from the makers of Navan, a vanilla cognac from France and were ...

Our Small San Francisco Container Garden

We don't really have a lot of room to garden at our San Francisco Edwardian row house. Our backyard faces north and doesn't get enough light to grow vegetables, and our south-facing front stoop had v...

Recipe: Roasted Butternut Squash Puree with Goat Cheese

Let's get started on fall foods - we're more than ready for crisp apples and orange pumpkins with warm spices. This butternut squash puree is a gateway food from summer to fall; the orange color and w...

Recipe: Sweet Potato and Sage Gratin

We have never understood why people add so much sugar to sweet potatoes. With the exception of desserts like sweet potato pie, it seems wholly unnecessary. This sweet dish is not for dieters; it wo...