It is probably no surprise that I don’t love winter, given that I grew up in a place famous for its sunsets and beaches. Frankly, I am too lazy to dress for winter, prefering summer dresses and sandals to boots and sweaters. I also love summer stone fruits (peaches, apricots, nectarines) and berries, and can’t eat [...]
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Citrus Cheers Winter’s Gloom
Posted in Citrus Fruit, Fruit, Preserving, tagged grapefruit, lemons, mandarin, marmalade, meyer lemons, oranges, preserves, seville oranges, tangerines on August 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Foraging Wild Olives
Posted in Olives, Preserving, tagged Brine, olive curing, Olives on June 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I love olives and as a kid, I loved putting California olives on each finger and eating them off one by one. It would amuse me for minutes!
If you’ve ever lived anywhere that has a Mediterranean climate, chances are you’ve seen an olive tree or two. Olive trees can actually grow in tropical climates [...]
