The weather certainly is cooperating when it comes to celebrating Irish cooking, isn’t it? Rain, fog and rolling green hills make lamb stew, corned beef, botxy, colcannon, soda bread and such t...
https://pantry.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/13172/your-st-patricks-day-traditions-my-recipes/
Or at least cook with me . . . use any of my Irish recipes and we’ll be cooking together, in spirt. If you have a big family or will be feeding a crowd on St. Patrick’s Day, you can use my ...
Persimmons are wise and vain, ripening, as they do, as winter sets in and summer fruits are but a memory.
https://pantry.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/15440/celebrating-persimmon-season/
In today’s Seasonal Pantry, I suggest a reliable short cut, canned beans, which are pretty good and can save a lot of time on a busy weeknight. The column includes three recipes, Pinto Bean Sou...
https://pantry.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/15434/shell-bean-recipes-for-fall/
Sometimes my Wine of the Week Pairing column makes it on line, sometimes it doesn’t. When it doesn’t, I’ll post it here. This column ran in the print edition of the Press Democrat on July 1...
Late summer and early fall are the best times to enjoy chiles and peppers, as we have an abundant local harvest. Here are some of my favorite dishes from the Seasonal Pantry archives. Fried Chile...
https://pantry.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/15418/from-the-archives-delicious-dishes-with-chiles-peppers/
Note: Sometimes my two columns that appear in the print version of the Press Democrat make it on line, sometimes they don’t. When they don’t, I post them here, as I’m doing now, with last w...
https://pantry.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/15412/chile-pepper-season/
The Original Soft Tacos returned to the county fair circuit a few years ago.
https://pantry.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/15005/ahhh-magical-soft-tacos-the-best-fair-food-ever/
It’s a Third Thursday and that means there’s a special Visiting Chefs Dinner at Worth Our Weight Culinary Apprenticeship Program (1021 Hahman Dr., Santa Rosa). Tonight’s dinner features thr...
https://pantry.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/15400/tonight-at-worth-our-weight/
The Lavender Bee Farm, located in Petaluma, hosts its final open house of the year this Saturday, June 25. Harvest is already underway. Tours are guided and educational, with a honey tasting and ...
https://pantry.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/15391/more-good-news-for-lovers-of-lavender/