Monthly Archives: August 2012

Hatch Chile potato hash … Smells like home

It smells like ... home I have an overly sensitive nose.  It is my friend when the nutty fragrance of brewing coffee hits me at 5:00 a.m while my eyes refuse to open.  However, it is equally my enemy when I'm stuck in traffic and the stench of a dirty little sock that has been left in ...

Olive oil cake with cherry plums and almond cream

Things I love about farmers ... Farmers get excited to watch you taste their "goods" ... Farmer Bruce watched quietly as we pulled his plums from the tree.  A bite of the warm plums evoked an outburst of delight, and then it would happen.  Farmer Bruce would blush under his beard and a boyish grin would ...

Nectarine & Peach Honey Butter

  If I told you little boys were like puppies, would you know what I mean?  If you have never had a little boy or a puppy,  I might tell you that little boys and puppies are like living with the 3 Stooges, trouble.  Ahhh... now you understand.   How can I describe the flavor of ...

A farmer and a peach… A day at Masumoto Family Farm

"Sun crest is one of the last remaining truly juicy peaches.  When you wash that treasure under a stream of cooling water, your fingertips instinctively search for the mushy side of the fruit.  Your mouth waters in anticipation.  You lean over the sink to make sure you don't drip on yourself.  Then your sink you teeth into the flesh, and the ...