While we still await our area’s first bits of fresh fruit (please hurry, strawberries!), we have made a nice discovery: apricots from Apricot King Orchards in Hollister, California, a farm in t...
https://gourmandistan.com/2015/03/08/distinctive-desiccation-dazzles-in-apricot-date-and-nut-loaf/
While we are not entirely captured by the concept of “cream tea,” Gourmandistan does like a scone now and again. But while there are many recipes, most are too sweet, too cake-like or too dry...
A bit of duck fat, shallots, bread and some eggs don’t take up much space, but they are a delicious way to clean. With Thanksgiving and the onslaught of holiday cooking coming up, Michelle has ...
https://gourmandistan.com/2013/11/24/duck-fat-fried-eggs-clean-fridge-clean-plate/
Gourmandistan is not normally a territory enthused about the prospect of kidneys. Even a fan such as Jaques Pépin is forced to describe their flavor as “an assertive taste that some may not f...
https://gourmandistan.com/2013/03/15/pee-pan-dairy-pancakes-a-pledge-you-should-make/
Blueberries may, quite possibly, be nature’s most perfect food. According to these helpful folks at the High Bush Blueberry Council, they border on some kind of super fruit—low in calories, l...
Steve has given up on fresh pears and their fickle ripening. The stage between crisp-and-tasteless and mushy-and-black is infinitesimal, and always happens when he isn’t around to enjoy it. Whi...
https://gourmandistan.com/2012/03/21/a-painful-endorsement-of-canned-pears/
A Real American Breakfast, a cookbook borrowed from her mom’s collection, put Michelle in mind of this morning’s meal, and Steve in mind of Hulk Hogan. As Steve (or assorted Hulkamaniacs) can...
https://gourmandistan.com/2012/01/29/hulk-hogan-sorghum-and-sweet-potato-pancakes/