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whole lemon and ginger tea with honey
between the farmers market and chinese medical school, i get a lot of different recipes relayed to me in short little snippets – usually no more than 15 words or so. off the top of my head i think of the sweet pickled carrots and daikon or the okra and miso marinara, both of which [...]
parsnip muffins and blood orange mimosas
i rarely follow recipes word for word. i’ve been toying around with the proportions in this whole wheat apple muffin recipe from smitten kitchen, but with everything except apples. i tried them with blueberries, pear – and now – shredded parsnip, which i got the idea for from the very gingery parsnip cupcake at four [...]
watermelon margarita
if you are looking for the perfect summer cocktail to sip on this labor day, look no further. this has been a summer favorite since last year, when a friend made a big batch at a 4th of july party and exclaimed how simple they were to make! just three ingredients – frozen watermelon, lime [...]
san francisco series: wine tasting in napa
i’ll begin with a disclaimer that i am no wine expert. i don’t have the bank account nor the liver to be a connoisseur of such a rich substance, and don’t have formal knowledge beyond the tidbits i’ve picked up over the years. but just as any other person obsessed with perfect palate pleasure [...]
farmers’ market find: lemon verbena!
so i actually didn’t find this particular lemon verbena at the farmers’ market, but it is a special treat when i do find it there. this lemon verbena actually came from my boss’ backyard – though the plant was originally started as a small seedling from the farmers’ market, it had now sprouted into a [...]
chamomile lemonade
have you ever come across fresh chamomile at the farmers’ market? i love loose chamomile tea but the fresh stuff is even better, just like how fresh mint tea is so much better than the dried version. i found bunches of fresh chamomile at a stand in the hollywood farmers’ market, but with this warm [...]
natural blood orange soda
i used to be a big soda fiend when i was a kid. when i got older and learned how terrible the stuff is for you, i tried to just give it up all together. occasionally i would have a root beer or coke made with cane sugar, but it become a treat for me. [...]
farmers’ market find: flowering tea!
the market isn’t all about fruits and veggies. i’ve been talked into buying my weight in hummus, found really great imported olive oil and fair-trade maca, people even give massages at some farmers’ markets. there are all sorts of artisan vendors, it varies so much from market to market. i worked at the new sunday [...]
in season: oranges!
for some reason i always thought that oranges were a summer fruit, but much to my surprise they are at the peak of their season right now! i haven’t gone this bonkers over a harvest since july when the juicy white donut peaches were like nothing i had ever tasted. like the peaches, i have [...]
raw hot chocolate
you’re probably asking yourself how it can be both raw and hot at the same time. without actually cooking, if blended on high for a few minutes anything will warm up. it’s a tip often used by raw foodists to make raw soups more appetizing. after a few minutes of blending the combination of fresh [...]
