Wandering in the farmers market on a lazy Saturday morning you see peaches. You gently pick one up and smell it’s sweet mouth-watering aroma, you feel the slightly fuzzy skin, and look upon a golden red orb warm from the sun. You take a bite and feel the juice run down your chin…. this is [...]
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Peaches
May 29th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Amy's Recipes, Food Reviews
Tags: Food·peach·peach cobbler·Peaches
Persimmon Salad
January 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Amy's Recipes, Food Reviews
Happy New Year to you all! When Hachiya persimmons first came into season my fruit guy, at the farmers market, tried to convince me that I needed to buy some. I turned up my nose and told him they were too sweet and not for me. He smiled gently, gave me a recipe to bake [...]
Tags: Fuya·Fuya Persimmon·Fuyugaki·Hachiya·Hachiya Persimmon·Palate Food + Wine·Persimmon·Persimmon Salad·Persimmons·Sur La Table·Williams Sonoma
Gone bananas
November 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Amy's Recipes, Food, Food Reviews
My boys insisted that they “needed” bananas when we were shopping last week. The bananas sat in the fruit bowl, first they were green, then they were yellow and today I noticed they were brown. My boys were on their way to bed when I took the bread out of the oven. They tried to [...]
Tags: baked goods·banana bread·bread·dessert·Food
Fall Vegetables
November 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Amy's Recipes, Cookbook Review, Food Reviews
This past Saturday I wandered into the Farmer’s Market to get my weekly list of vegetables. At my first stop I wanted plums and was told, “Sorry it is the end of the season on plums.” I bought apples and grapes. I went to the next vendor and was looking for heirloom tomatoes and cucumbers, [...]