I love lemons. I’ve always liked them, but growing Meyer lemons, I’ve come to really love them. They’re sweeter than regular lemons, larger, juicier, and have thin peels and very few seeds. They grow large in my garden, and they are such a bright, deep yellow that between the color and the size, people think…
Pavlovas are such a simple thing to make. Hands’ on time is very little. The hardest part is waiting for the meringues to cook. Everything is quick and easy. You can top them with any fruit you have on hand. I used blackberries and white strawberries from my garden that I simply tossed with…
Last December we had a bumper crop of lemons, easily 5 times what we had harvested the year before. I get asked what we do with all these lemons. First, I use lemon juice on Swiss chard and artichokes from the garden. I freeze juice from our lemons to use throughout the year for this…
One of the most frequently asked questions in my inbox is, “What do you use for sandwich bread?” The answer is simple: I use French bread. I sometimes will make baguettes and have sandwiches like I did in France: ham, cheese, and mustard on bread. More often, though, I’ll slice the bread, and just use…