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Peaches have been plentiful, so I’ve mostly been eating whole peaches as a snack. However, I’ve also topped my pancakes with them, stirred them into my vanilla yogurt, mixed them into my pesto pasta salads, and added them to my turkey burgers! Now, here’s my recipe for a not-too-sweet Peach Cobbler. It’s a great warm dessert made even more […]
I love to cook Filipino food, especially Chicken Adobo or as my friends call it – “Filipino Chicken”. It fills the kitchen with a special aroma of garlic, Filipino soy sauce, and sugar cane vinegar. The sauce that the chicken cooks in is so flavorful that one night, my friend didn’t leave the table until he finished his meal and every last […]
Every Christmas, I look forward to my Aunt Natalie’s cucciddata, which are Sicilian fig-filled cookies. This month, I jumped at the opportunity to use up the fig preserves that my family had saved from last summer. I decided to develop a gluten-free fig treat that retains the traditional flavors (almond, honey, orange, and fig) of […]
My Dad and I are excited about the garlic he harvested from the garden, which I like to call “the jungle” because it’s a little wild! He asked me to braid the long ends to keep them together for the drying process. I attempted to do so, but with no prior knowledge of garlic braiding I was unsuccessful. So, […]
I highly recommend that you get your hands on some sour cherries! Look for them at this time in farmers’ markets or make friends with someone with a sour cherry tree. If you can’t find them, you can simply substitute sour cherries with sweet cherries or try lemon juice and sweet cherries (3 tbsp. for 2 lbs. cherries). Sour Cherry […]
It’s prime time for lettuce and my refrigerator is overflowing with fresh green leaves. I’ve been making and eating many salads for lunch, but I’ve recently created something different. Inspired by a recipe for a mild pesto using garlic scapes, I created an even lighter “pesto” made of lettuce. This is perfect for people who can […]