**I’m sure you all are headed every which way in your Thanksgiving travels (I wanted to get this post up much earlier, but what can I say? Three kids and letterpress holiday season) – I hope you all travel safely!** ————————————————————————————————— This post has been long in the making. Remember two and a half years...
This recipe may be a little late in the season here – those of you on the east coast probably said goodbye to peaches a month ago. But here in Chico you can still pick up a bag at the farmer’s market. It’s that weird time of year where all of the summer abundance is...
A year ago today: Happy Independence Day.
I was trying to come up with a clever title for this post, but then I thought, why mess with perfection? Strawberry Pie. It’s spring, and strawberries are all over the farmer’s market. We’ve even had an extended cool spring here in Chico, so strawberries, cherries and peaches are actually overlapping right now. Happy sigh....
In the world of cake vs. pie (one of the most serious debates of our time), I come down firmly on the pie side. Pie is to dessert what Grace Kelly was to fashion: timeless and elegant. If you doubt my affinity toward pie, you can look at previous posts: apple, cherry, ricotta, shepherd’s (x...
Welcome to June!! Long days, sunshine, and the farmer’s market exploding with fruits, vegetables and flowers. Love it. Strawberries have come in full force, and now, cherries! Red, luscious, sweet and yet still tart – Bing cherries. Could there be a more all American summer fruit? I think not! (Well, maybe watermelon.) And is there,...
