It’s that time of year again, when people stop me in the grocery store to ask how I can tell if a particular fruit or vegetable is ripe. With the July 4th holiday approaching, now is a good time to revisit a topic that I posted about last summer– the low-down on methods and secrets […]
Read the rest of this entry »Friday Food Critics 8/21
Tune in on Friday to hear the Food Critics, on KCUR’s Walt Bodine Show at 10:00 AM. That’s 89.3 FM, or you can listen on your computer at http://www.kcur.org/waltbodine.html. The second half discussion will be about fresh fruit–where to find the best local fruit as well as what menus around town are using summer fruit […]
Read the rest of this entry »New Age Grilling
For those of you who bookmarked this blog to read my take about restaurants about town, please bear with me. I don’t dine out as much at this time of year because cooking with the abundant fresh produce is too hard to resist. Summer is a great time to be adventurous in the kitchen (or […]
Read the rest of this entry »Tomato Time
Heinz seems proud to boast of 57 varieties of ketchup, but did you realize that there are actually 10,000 varieties of tomatoes? My favorite is the Sungold, a tiny, orange sphere of heaven. Popping them in my mouth like grapes, they burst with summer and a profound sweetness not found in common cherry red tomatoes. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Sniff, thump or squeeze your way to ripe fruit
Here’s the low-down on methods and secrets to picking perfect produce. Artichokes. These majestic orbs have a mysterious quality to the uninitiated. The key to finding one with a soft and flavorful heart is the tightness of the leaves. The overall look of the vegetable should be rounded, not spiked. (A hint about cooking — […]
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