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Winter 2013 Issue
Last Updated December 01, 2013
Edible Marin & Wine Country #20 - Winter 2013
There's Something About Truffles
When I saw it, I could not believe it. There I was in early September, standing in a 3 1/2-year-old orchard in Carneros, the sun beating...
Truffled Semolina Gnocchi
Recipe courtesy of Maria Helm Sinskey
Rustic Bakery: Nothing Half Baked About This Couple’s Success
It is a known fact that the baked goods at Rustic Bakery are habit forming. Many of us in Marin County (yes, count this as a personal...
Edible Holidays: Calistoga Lights It Up
CALISTOGA’S ANNUAL LIGHTED TRACTOR PARADE, celebrating the area’s rich agricultural history—and present— is the ultimate small-town holiday...
Sweeten Up the Holidays - Without Gluten - at Flour Craft Bakery
Heather Hardcastle knows pastry. Diagnosed with gluten intolerance in 2000, Hardcastle set out to re-create her favorite foods without the...
Gluten-Free Chocolate and Almond Cake with Poached Pears and Fresh Cranberries
Inspired by French yogurt style cakes, Hardcastle crafted this chocolate and almond confection as ideal for the home cook. “It is an extremely versatile cake,” says Hardcastle, who makes it all...
Walnuts, Almonds and Pistachios: Year-Round Favorites at their Peak in Winter
Walnuts, almonds and pistachios, all major crops in California, have a place in my pantry year round, but they are especially good in...
Winter Citrus Spices Up the Salt
Salt is an indispensable flavor enhancer, and boy-oh-boy do we Americans love our salt. Some say the difference between a home cook and a...
Ginger Sesame Orange Salt
This salt has an Asian twist. Try it on rice, noodles, chicken teriyaki, beef, sushi or salmon, or even on chocolate fudge.
Citrus Salt
This salt works great with soups or stews, pork or corn on the cob.
Elderberry Cordial
Sip Your Way to Better Health this Winter. Cordials can be sipped in small glasses or drizzled over your favorite dessert. However you enjoy them, you can feel good about boosting your immunity to...
Working with Nature Comes Naturally to this Couple
I first met Jon Grant and Ashley King at a harvest dinner I cooked at Turley Wine Cellars in 2009. They were, on that September day, known...
