Category: fruit
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Strawberries
Strawberries…. Depending on where you live they are in season in spring and early summer. They are not here forever. And if you never bought them directly from a farm, or picked your own, you don’t know what you are missing out on…. SoCal strawberries are famously good. And we have probably the best farm, Harry’s berries in…
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Vanilla rice pudding, balsamic strawberry sauce and strawberry nectarine salad
How to make this yummy balsamic strawberry sauce? Chop 1 pound of strawberries and cook it on low heat with about 1/2 cup of white cane sugar, juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 T very good quality, thick balsamic vinegar and approx. 1/3 cup of water. Feel free to adjust, you have to end up with a sweet, thick…
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Lemon verbena simple syrup
When I smelled lemon verbena for the first time a few years ago, I knew I had a new best friend in the kitchen. It will probably be very clear for everyone soon, how much I love everything that has lemon to it. Taste or smell. One of my favorite finds at the Santa Monica farmers…
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Strawberry tiramisu
It is strawberry and rhubarb season so I am sure everybody is making a dessert at some point using these fruits. Before getting into the delicious part let me remind you of something. Always buy organic strawberries! Strawberry is on top of the list of fruits with pesticide residue. Considering how small a strawberry and how…
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Strawberry and goat brie bruschetta
Just like most bruschetta, this is an easy one and at the same time very beautiful, colorful and tasty. Toast some bruschetta in the oven or on a grill. Add a slice of goat cheese brie on each slice of bread. Top with sliced strawberries, micro basil, or if you don’t have it, slice basil…
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