Category Archives for "Fruit"

Oct 23

Raspberry Syrup Over Shortcake

By Jeanie Rose | Berries

Some raspberries produce in the spring, some in the fall, some do both. Of the berries we have in the garden, Frederick and Alastair both have chosen raspberries as their favorites. Both boys believe these berries to be the sweetest of all. I love them because of their complex flavors. Each variety sings its own […]

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Oct 20

Baked Apple with Ricotta

By Jeanie Rose | Apple

I’m finding baked apples to be such a comfort food, delicious and healthy. They’re great with any meal and at all times in between. Yesterday I tried this recipe and the apples were fresh from the oven when two friends stopped by to help move some chickens. As they were climbing into their truck to […]

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Oct 15

Asian Pear and Gooseberry Ice Cream

By Jeanie Rose | Berries

Asian pears have never tasted “finished” to me. Surely they would taste better if not grown here in the Central Valley of California — perhaps grown in volcanic soil like the Napa Valley or in the coastal air of See Canyon near San Louis Obispo where so many remarkable apples appear each fall. I don’t […]

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Roasted Apple, Onion, and Thyme
Oct 10

Roasted Apple, Onion, and Thyme

By Jeanie Rose | Apple

If you are fortunate enough to have access to loads of cooking apples, you are probably always looking for new ways to use them. One can only eat so many apple pies! (At least that’s what I’m told.) Here’s a new tack: treat apples as a vegetable. In this lovely apple dish, good enough to […]

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Oct 07

Wild Gooseberry Ice Cream

By Jeanie Rose | Berries

When Amanda came back from a harvest adventure with ripe wild Sierra gooseberries, she ended up making a gooseberry syrup. Besides their antioxidants, gooseberries have an amazing amount of pectin. It seems that gooseberries can be added to low-pectin fruit to make a nice jam without the addition of commercial pectins. I was all about […]

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