From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Rockridge Street Festival

September 29, 2009
Rockridge Street Festival

Organic peaches, pumpkin painting, artisan pulled pork sandwiches and pomegranate jam. There are so many things I love about the small neighborhood in Oakland I call home, and Sunday’s street festival showcased the best of everything.
It was an unusually hot day in the East Bay, and I was still recuperating from the nonstop action at [...]

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Homemade Tomato Soup

September 24, 2009
Homemade tomato soup

Recipe for fresh tomato soup with dry-farmed early girl tomatoes, cipollini onions, aged balsamic vinegar and parmesan croutons. This is not your childhood tomato soup.

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Choosing California Olive Oil

September 20, 2009
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California olive oil often takes the backseat to those from Italy or Spain. Locavores, rejoice. I have three domestic extra-virgin olives oils that can stand up to any of your foreign favorites.

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Peanut Butter Pie

September 15, 2009
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You can make homemade peanut butter in minutes, and this lovely peanut butter pie in under an hour. Add honey whipped cream and ripe bananas and you have dessert fit for a king.

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Bacon and Eggs

September 10, 2009
Bacon and Eggs

Not what you were expecting? This is bacon and eggs, only better – much better. Pancetta, pecorino, homemade pesto and fingerling potatoes baked into a fritatta.

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Canning Tomato Sauce

September 7, 2009
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Canning tomato sauce from 60 pounds of organic heirloom tomatoes.

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Lamb Shank Bolognese

September 1, 2009
Lamb Shank Bolognese

A slow-cooked, meaty lamb bolognese sauce using organic Prather Ranch lamb shanks. There’s more to Prather Ranch than meets the eye. Read more to find out.

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