By Amanda Rose | Citrus
Here in central California we are lucky enough to have access to some sort of fresh citrus much of the year. However, the motherlode really does hit in the spring when friends end up with back yards smelling of fermenting orange and lemon after months of picking limes then lemons then oranges. By mid-spring you […]
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By Amanda Rose | Winter Squash
Do you ever struggle with breakfast boredom? It hits me every few months to the extent I would rather just skip breakfast all together. Not good! Not good! I’m always on the lookout for inspiration so when a new tasty idea drifts by, it’s like winning in a scavenger hunt. Here is one of those […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Winter Squash
With little ones in the home, we constantly search for ways to increase the nutritional value of everything they eat. Dessert is one of those times we can succeed when the little folks are not looking. Alastair and Frederick were both wide-eyed with delight when they dug into these baked custards. This treat is just […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Dairy
We’ve had snow across the country this winter, even here in drought-stricken California. It’s the perfect time for the snow bunnies among us to try some snow ice cream if you’ve never had it (or have it again for the very first time). There are a lot of variations of snow ice cream, many including […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Apple
It’s apple season and, of course, that means fresh-pressed apple cider from all of those road-side apple stands. It is a treat of the fall for us to venture over to California’s central coast and to travel along See Canyon road tasting apples and returning home with lugs of fresh apples and gallons of cider. […]
Continue readingBy Jeanie Rose | Greens
I remember having a lovely lunch in a restaurant by Fisherman’s Warf in San Fransisco. Everything was perfect: wonderful view of the ocean, sterling service and then I felt a crunch of sand in the spinach Florentine. How could such a high caliber kitchen fail to thoroughly wash those greens? It happened years ago but […]
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