Pear Thee Well, Great Heart! Act 5 Scene 4 Ok, I have finally just about let go of my mourning for peaches. It is November 18 after all. I actually asked my son to go to the Farmer's Market yesterday in LA and see if there were any peaches there, knowing full well that there weren't. He knows enough to ignore my mis-directed, off-season, but wistfully hopeful predilections ...... ("Mom, you're so annoying" is always the reply - in a … [Read more...]
The Meaning of “Resolution”, An Eating Idiom for me for 2013 and my #1 All-Time Favorite, Guilt-Free Dessert
My # 1 All-Time Favorite, Guilt-Free Dessert - Ina Garten's Roasted Pear and Applesauce - sans the brown sugar Let's see, someone important said, "the last shall be first", so I will start off today with the last item on my title---- ROASTED PEAR AND APPLESAUCE - Adapted from Ina Garten 3 pounds ripe but firm bosc pears 3 pounds macoun apples 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp freshly ground nutmeg the juice and zest of two navel … [Read more...]