Monthly Archives: June 2010
Herb shortbread cookies
Several months back, seeking a nice finish for a “ladies lunch,” Michelle made Martha Stewart’s Rosemary Butter Cookies. Served with sliced oranges in rosemary-steeped honey (it was still citrus season), the cookies were a great success. Michelle’s friend Ruth deemed … Continue reading
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Damn hippies sure do know how to cook
The Summer of 1989 found us in San Francisco with Michelle’s mom, Jean. In that pre-Gourmandistan era, we weren’t really aware of the downsides of industrial food—instead, we were crazy for Asian. The San Francisco dining guide we bought before … Continue reading
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Black raspberry jam
Black raspberries are the RuPaul of brambly drupelets. While they are raspberries, they have the sass and presence of a really good blackberry. The difference? It’s the core. Both blackberries and raspberries are collections of little seed-bearing fruits (called “drupelets”) … Continue reading
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Red Scarce
Sour cherries, in their meaty, sweety, tarty glory, have been appearing more frequently this year in Gourmandistan. In the past we could only get a couple of pints each year from Hazelfied Farm (though those few were, in true Raphe … Continue reading
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