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GOAT CHEESE STUFFED PIQUILLO PEPPERS
30AEATS Wonderfully versatile piquillo peppers come exclusively from the small northern Spanish region of Navarra. Nestled between the borders of southern France and Basque territory, the town of Lodosa thrives on a busy trade in piquillo peppers. The peppers … Continue reading
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Watermelon with Chili Salt
It’s going to be another hot couple of days here in Northern California! I know most of the country has had their share of hot weather this summer. Here is a quick, delicious recipe that will help cool you … Continue reading
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Cold Soups for Hot Weather
As the temperature goes up, the last thing most people feel like doing is a lot of cooking. This time of year cries out for make-ahead dishes like cold soups. I’ve included several of my favorites below. They are great … Continue reading
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About Foie Gras
On July 1, 2012 producing, selling and buying foie gras is going to be illegal in California. Foie gras, or “fat liver,” is a specially fattened and rich liver created by a process called gavage: overfeeding ducks with corn so … Continue reading
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Roasting, Poaching and Toasting Garlic
A simple way of taming garlic’s sometimes dominating flavor is to roast, poach, or toast it first. When you cut into raw garlic you break the cell walls and it immediately begins to oxidize. A product of that oxidation is … Continue reading
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All About Asparagus- Part 3
COOKING ASPARAGUS Wash asparagus just before cooking to remove any bit of grit left from the sandy soil it is usually grown in. Asparagus does not usually need to be peeled unless you get a particularly stringy spear. This is … Continue reading
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All About Asparagus- Part 2
I have fond memories of wild asparagus growing up on my Grandparents ranch in Colorado. The ranch was at the base of Mt. Princeton, one of the Collegiate Peaks and also one of Colorado’s 53 “fourteeners” (mountains more than 14,000 … Continue reading
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Remembering Ingram’s Chili Bowl
Longtime Sonoma County residents, and even those who have traveled to Sonoma County through the years, may remember Ingram’s Chili Bowl. It was a very simple place that opened in 1951 on Old Redwood Highway in Santa Rosa. The seats … Continue reading
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Cooking for Solutions: Sablefish
I’m already looking ahead to spring of the New Year and one of my favorite events I participate in each year, the Cooking for Solutions gathering at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I am one of the founding chefs of this … Continue reading
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