Posts tagged as: seasonal
photo from NC Times It was 108º in Portland today. 108º with no AC, third floor bedrooms, and a house under construction. So you know what? Sometimes it’s okay to lay out stripped to your skivvies in your living room, splayed like snow angels to maximize surface area, slurping ice water and . . . [...]
Phyllo-wrapped asparagus with pan-seared polenta bruschetta and a simple salad. Ever since my suger-free birthday, I’ve had half a package of phyllo dough just chillin’ in the freezer (nyuk nyuk), waiting on inspiration. enter stage left: asparagus everywhere But of course! What better way to feature this flaky pastry, than to encrust a delicate [...]
Along with citrus, one of my favorite winter fruits is the coy, almost coquettish, Anjou pear. Demure, capricious, and ever so subtle, this fickle fruit slips from rock-hard bitter to grainy bruises in just the blink of a wandering eye. You must be attentive with this one, coaxing even, waiting patiently for the tell-tale [...]
Finally, spring has sprung in the Northern hemisphere, and you can see its influence in every front yard, café patio, and fruit basket. Taking the cue, fashion designers are sending their models marching down runways from New York to Milan, showcasing their own unique celebration of the new season. This spring, like so many before, [...]
I have already spent a good deal of time professing my love for citrus fruits, so I won’t launch into that again. However, winter’s end is rapidly approaching and whether you consider that a blessing or a bummer, it means that my beloved tangerines are making their grand exit. I recently asked my husband for [...]
