It's been a very good chanterelle mushroom season here in the Bay Area this year. I've been on many forays with my mushroom club, and I've gone to secret collecting spots in the forest with friends. I...
Q: This past fall I dined at Osteria Via Stato in Chicago. That night, there was a seasonal special on their board: Pumpkin Ravioli with Sage Brown Butter sauce. That "special" ravioli was the most f...
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?...
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...
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...
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...
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? 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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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