Category: Fruit (15)
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I’m still not good at weekly banana management. Probably never will be. Don’t you find it fascinating that a green banana can ripen so fast? It’s like all of a sudden you’ve stepped into this fruit time warp. One day you’re cruisin past the kitchen table, you glance at the fruit bowl. Nah, don’t feel like a banana today, maybe…
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Spiced Blood Orange Marmalade Blood oranges are one of those things when they are good, they are really good and when they are bad, well…. they are not that great. I’ve been stalking the markets lately in hopes of finding some and yesterday I found some a the San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market. I was so excited the…
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Fraisier Gateaux with Creme Mousseline This month’s “Daring Baker’s Challenge” is the Fraisier. The July challenge is hosted by Jana of cherry tea cakes. www.cherryteacakes.com The recipe is written by the very talented duo here in San Francisco; Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson of famed Tartine Bakery. It is a light chiffon cake layered with cream mousseline…
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Classic Almond Pithivier with Cherries Almond frangipane and sweet cherries baked in puff pastry. We went out to dinner Friday night with some friends and after dinner the waiter gave us complimentary Amaretto liquor. When I smelled the Amaretto, it suddenly reminded me of frangipane, and I could not stop thinking about it….All day Saturday I kept…
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Candy was simple and fun in the 60’s. Candy buttons, necco wafers, pixi sticks…ah the list goes on…. For some reason I’m having a 60’s flashback kind of day…I’m talkin’ Leave it to Beaver, Lost in Space, Twilight Zone and chuckles. All good memories from the 60’s. You know…. chuckles the fruit jellied candies that…
SUZIE SWEET TOOTH 