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      Tour: Hollywood Farmers’ Market

      There’s a reason Felicia Friesema writes the farmers’ markets report for the L.A. Weekly.  There’s also a reason she leads tours of area farmers’ markets.  She really knows her vegetables and fruits — intimately, passionately.  She is a fount of produce information, and loves sharing her knowledge.  I recently had the pleasure of joining a [...]

      Review: Spice Dreams

      Spice Dreams: Flavored Ice Creams and Other Frozen Treats.  Sara Engram and Katie Luber with Nancy Meadows and Kimberly Toqe.  Andrews McMeel Publishing.  $16.99  (86p)  ISBN: 978-0-7407-8016-5
      Spices and herbs as flavor agents came to me late in life.  Growing up in a typical American household where the occasional Taco Night, or a meal [...]

      *The Local Report – Pazzo Gelato

      5.9 miles, about 9 minutes, from my home in Atwater Village.
      Pazzo means ‘crazy’ in Italian.  In the case of Pazzo Gelato it means ‘crazy good’ Italian gelato and sorebetto.  Pazzo Gelato has been at its Silver Lake location on the corner of Sunset Blvd. and Hyperion Ave. since 2006.  Forage is a couple of doors [...]

      Recipe: Preserved Lemons

      Preserved Lemons
      Adapted from ‘The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen’ by Paul Wolfert
      Preparation Time
      45 minutes
      Ingredients
      10 ripe Meyer, or organic lemons
      1/2 cup coarse salt, Kosher salt may be used
      Extra virgin olive oil
      Method
      Scrub 6 of the lemons and dry well.  Quarter the 6 lemons cutting from the top to 1/2 inch from the bottom leaving them intact at the [...]

      Preserved Lemons

      Preserved lemons remind me of places I’ve yet to visit: Tunisia, Morocco, North Africa, Turkey, and some I’ve already visited: Greece, and France.  Primarily known as a condiment used in North African cooking, preserved lemons, or variations of them, are used in many other cuisines.  They appear in Greek, Turkish, Cambodian and even East African [...]