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[1] Figs growing on the tree (photo courtesy Indoor Citrus Trees). [2] Brown turkey figs (photo courtesy Melissa’s). For back-to-school season, we went back to “food school” to re-examine the domestication of crops. In 2006, the discovery of figs in an 11,400-year-old house near the ancient city of Jericho established figs as the world’s…
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August 5th is National Mustard Day, but since this is a big holiday weekend with lots of mustard in play, we’re jumping the gun. We have two favorite mustard brands: Maille, the venerable mustard house of Dijon, France, which makes Dijon in dozens of flavors; and Colman’s, the fiercely hot, Chinese-style mustard (the different types…
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[1] Our idea of croutons on salad (photo courtesy MorningStar Farms. [2] If you want to bake your own ciabatta, here’s a recipe from Brown Eyed Baker. [3] Premium dried oregano from Rancho Gordo. We love good bread. Buttery or cracker-dry, fine or rustic crumb, plain or seasoned, tall or flat, soft or crusty,…
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A fun project for a long weekend: ice cream donuts. There are two ways to look at them. One requires a donut pan and some fabrication. The other requires nothing but donuts and ice cream. RECIPE #1: DONUT ICE CREAM SANDWICHES (Photo #1) Ingredients Donuts of choice (without frosting or filling) Garnishes of choice:…
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[1] Turnovers can be any shape you can seal and crimp (photo courtesy Country Living Magazine). [2] A cherry turnover from Pepperidge Farm. With the quality of the cherries and cream cheese dough in our recipe, below, no garnishing is necessary. [3] Bing cherries, sweet but fleeting (photography courtesy Washington State Fruit Commission). Most…
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