We couldn’t resist the pork chops that the butcher was offering at the market today. It is HOT here though and we also couldn’t imagine anything too heavy for dinner. This super summery plum and fig chutney helped lighten the dish and make it fresh while adding tons of flavor to the pork. […]
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Fig Chutney with Red Wine & Shallots
As a child the idea of a fig was revolting. There always seemed to be Fig Newtons in our house (although I’m not sure who ate them) and that was the only sort of fig I knew. Now that I’m grown I see the beauty in the fig. When they are fresh they […]
Vanilla Fig Balsamic Ice Cream
Ice cream might be my very favorite of all the sweet treats. I could eat it by the half gallon for breakfast, lunch and dinner and never tire of it. It wasn’t until two years ago that I even realized that ice cream did not have to be flavored so simply. We were at […]
Organic Arugula Salad with Baby Turnips, Fig Goats Cheese and Chicken
Today was beautiful. The sun was shining, the air was warm and for October 12 it felt more like late August. When I got home from work I got our little Lucy and headed off for the farmer’s market at our local park. We found all sorts of treasures including some baby turnips, organic […]