Pomegranate Juice
If you happen to have one or more pomegranate trees in your garden that have produced a ton of fruit or just bought a bunch from a fire sale, making juice out of them is the way to go. Pomegranate fruits ripen in late fall/early winter here in Southern California and are typically available in the markets around this time. They are not cheap, often selling for up to $6 per pound, and that's why I grow them at home. We have a "Wonderful" variety of pomegranate that is extremel
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Dec 12, 20251 min read
Aji Amarillo Paste
Aji Amarillos are Peruvian peppers that are yellow when young but eventually ripen to a beautiful orange hue at maturity. I grow these in my garden and just 1 plant can yield an incredible bounty of 40-50 peppers during the summer growing season. They are on the medium-hot scale (30,000 - 50,000 Scoville units) with a delightfully aromatic fruity flavor. I like to blend the peppers into a paste and freeze them for use in recipes for classic Peruvian sauces, stews and ceviche.
camissonia
Nov 27, 20251 min read
Turkey Gravy (from Roasted Turkey Wings & Thighs)
I adapted this recipe some years ago from the Classic Turkey Gravy recipe in the December 2007 issue of Cuisine at Home . We usually have Thanksgiving at my sister's with her cooking the turkey, so I was looking for a gravy recipe that I could pre-make the day before and that didn't require using the drippings from a whole roasted turkey. This version uses turkey wings, necks, drumettes, and/or thighs. You can use one, all, or a combo of any of these parts, and the beauty of
camissonia
Nov 25, 20251 min read