Day: November 15, 2012

We are creatures of habit. And this, more than anything, applies to what we cook and eat. In Northern California where the standard fruit and vegetable selection regularly includes ten different varieties of apples, three different types of kale, and citrus fruit to satisfy a city, habit can be a very healthy thing.  Every so often, however, it pays to pair habit with adventure, and buy those special items that only come available once a season: pomegranates, chestnuts, and, my absolute favorite, persimmons. These little known fruits that make their debut in late October look beautiful, and if ripened to the right point, pack some of the most intense, delicious flavor that I know. And while I normally associate them with my hometown in Italy (where my father is currently harvesting them by the bushel), they are abundant in my new hometown, Marin, where my dear friend Kristine just dropped off her newly plucked crop.  A toast to friendship and family!  Come and cook with us! Continue reading “Long Live the Queen of Fall”