The small suburb of Los Angeles where I spent my youth was a bedroom community with nice plots and manicured front lawns. Children were everywhere…
Category: fall
Fresh from the Field Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin pie and I have made a bit of a journey together. Up until a decade or so ago, I used canned pumpkin and its…
Dried Persimmons
Persimmons seem to be a bit misunderstood. Some varieties need to ripen on the tree and be very soft, otherwise they are astringent, while others…
Tomatoes
I have loads of these gorgeous, albeit small, tomatoes. My sink is a bath of hot soapy water, as I prepare jars for canning. My…
Tomato Pomegranate Salad
I put this salad together, for a fall brunch,using what i had on hand. Starting with the beautiful yellow tomato; adding ingredients for contrast in…
Greenhouse
This is our new greenhouse dressed for a luncheon we are hosting tomorrow. We are still laying the stone, and have yet to lay sod,but…
Honey Harvest
A piece of comb reserved by us, for us
Turmeric and Cumin Crispy Smashed Potatoes
I do enjoy serving a meal of homegrown and freshly harvested food. I swell with pride as I lay a platter down proclaiming all prepared…