Australian Winter Truffles

One of the most versatile and delicious foods you can make at home is preserved lemons. They are an essential flavor in much Middle Eastern cooking from Morocco to South India. Here, they add intense lemony flavor to just about anything

Root Vegetables

One of the “Winter” foods I most look forward to is root vegetables. Sure they’re available all year, but cold weather is a good time to make the best of them. Carrots, parsnips, rutabagas, turnips, celery root and radishes can all be the star of the show. They are simple, inexpensive and absolutely delicious if […]

Matsutakes

As excited as I am that we will likely soon be hunting local truffles , it’s good to note that one of the world’s rarest and most fragrant mushrooms thrives wild in our local hills. Many mushrooms have a subtle “forest floor” aroma but the Matsutake has a unique magical aroma that I find irresistible. […]

Skate Wing

The ocean is full of weird looking but delicious treasures. Skate is one of my favorites. Skate are smaller members of the Ray family who fly along the sandy bottom of the ocean propelled by their wings. Once considered a trash fish in the US

Preserved lemons

One of the most versatile and delicious foods you can make at home is preserved lemons. They are an essential flavor in much Middle Eastern cooking from Morocco to South India. Here, they add intense lemony flavor to just about anything

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