{sumo citrus!}
i just love seasonal produce. i love looking forward to something… we are so spoiled – especially in the US – to get food whenever we want it… including produce. and it baffles me when people...
View Article{champagne mangos — it’s like making-out with a piece of fruit!}
have you ever had a champagne mango? not quite the same as your common mango, which are typically more oval-shaped with green and red hues to the skin. champagne mangos start off green, but are yellow...
View Article{meatless mondays : seasonal english peas simmered in a san marzano sauce}
a co-worker suggested i try this recipe when i said, “what should i do with the delicious english peas i bought today?” it’s a pretty basic recipe – with a special ingredient of cinnamon… which i must...
View Article{super cool sea beans}
i’m going to bet not many of you have seen these little guys. in all my 9 years of being around specialty produce, this was a first for me. i like to look over the produce section this time of year...
View Article{grilled cheese and tomato sammy featuring sauteed spring ramps}
hey – how was your weekend? i feel like mine was full of epiphanies. i feel like i turned over a new leaf. maybe it’s because i really feel like spring has ACTUALLY finally sprung here in colorado....
View Article{ways artichokes are like humans}
it’s artichoke season!!! and thank goodness for that!!!! i wrote a blog or two about them last spring… i just love these beautiful babies. although they do take an awful lot of work to prepare for...
View Article{pretty purple artichokes}
why are artichokes so amazing?!?!?!?!!!!!! and beautiful?!?!?!?!!!!!! i bought a handful of these little purple ones the other day… i just love anything with deep colour… and since it’s artichoke...
View Article{“sui generis” in produce : the cherimoya}
in case you’re wondering : sui generis have you ever seen or even better, eaten one of these beauties?! this is the lovely cherimoya {pronounced “cher-uh-moi-uh”}… i love how she is shaped like a...
View Article{hooray for cherry season!}
nom nom, don’t you just love cherries?! they are so fabulous for so many reasons!! … good for your heart… {among other things like gout and blood clots} loaded with antioxidants… naturally contain...
View Article{english peas}
their season is ending soon… so grab ‘em while you still can! i look forward to them every year! i just love love love ‘em! and i love how they keep for a good long time in the fridge! i do lots of...
View Article{cherryfest!}
this foto is from the archives… circa 2003 – captured at a farmers market in san jose, california.Filed under: the food, the foodie, the foto Tagged: archives, audrey michelle, cherries, cherryfest,...
View Article{whatever wednesday – cute little sacredly-geometrical cabbage}
i always buy the “unusual” looking produce, just ask anyone i used to work with. usually it’s so i can fotograph it i found this tiny little cabbage one day and nabbed it up. it was about the size of...
View Article{whatever wednesday : wild wild raspberries from the wild wild west}
i think it’s so cool that so many things grow wild up here… asparagus, morel mushrooms… …and raspberries! Filed under: art, the food Tagged: beauty, colorado, colourful, eat the rainbow, eating, fine...
View Article{beautiful and colourful cherry tomatoes}
i can’t seem to get enough of these gorgeous locally-grown organic and adorable cherry tomatoes, lately… i fotograph and write about these amazing little gems all the time… i just think they are so...
View Article{foto friday : “snake melon”}
have you ever seen such a thing? i sure hadn’t… but thanks to my awesome new job, i have been exploring all kinds of new produce. this is called a “snake melon” but also formally known as an...
View Article{eat the rainbow : purple sweet potatoes}
i get super excited when i see a rainbow on my plate. it just makes me happy to eat COLOUR! and these wonderful bright purple sweet potatoes please both the palate and the eye. i love how they grow in...
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