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The Passion (Fruit)

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 03:30

On a most recent trip to Paris I was lucky enough to catch sight of the absolutely spectacular and surreal passion fruit flower which begins to fruit in the Spring in France (though in places closer to the equator the seasons are longer August -

The Star of Early Summer: Scapes

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Thu, 06/10/2010 - 20:30

Last year around this time in June I posted about garlic scapes, which I used to make a marinade for a slow cooked goat leg. This year I've been experimenting with all sorts of young green Alliums out there, ramps (which are in essence a wild leek but

Tins, Tomatoes, and Soup

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Mon, 12/07/2009 - 17:30

The first snow dropped today! There goes the green, and all color for that matter, for a little to a long while.

The End of Summer

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Thu, 09/10/2009 - 15:30

I always drag out each season to the last possible minute, and then some. I was still stewing dinners, warm and slow, when June came around. Even though by then winter was long gone. And now, at the last possible minute as the fall is inching it's way in, I finally managed to put together a gazpacho. Last of the tomatoes, the peppers, and the cucumbers for 2009 (at least seasonally speaking).

Peachy Clean

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Thu, 07/23/2009 - 13:30

Just a quickie before I am off to New York for a work training weekend... I picked up some lovely peaches at the farmers market yesterday.

Hibiscus for Hypertension

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Sat, 05/16/2009 - 10:30

The flower Hibiscus sabdariffa, also known as flor de Jamaica in Spanish, is not only delicious but also incredibly medicinally beneficial. I drank this flower tea growing up in Thailand...

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