A few days ago a friend of mine returned from a trip to south Florida.  He was staying with another (mutual) friend who has a plethora of citrus trees on his property – everything from oranges to grapefruit to lemons.  Being the kind of guy he is (and also in hopes that I’d make lemon [...]

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No recipes today, but just a glimpse of what I’ve been doing with part of my evenings this week. I recently acquired a large quantity of lemons and limes and I’ve been spending a part of each evening zesting and juicing.

The zest and juice are currently hanging out in my freezer. [...]

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This is one of my favorite things to make in the summer time, and a great thing to take to a cook out or barbecue where you need to bring a side dish.

It’s a wee bit early for the best fruits, but when I saw the blueberries and strawberries on sale at the grocery store [...]

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I’ve always been interested in making these, but never gotten around to it.  If nothing else, it takes the juice of a LOT of lemons, in addition to the lemons that are cut up in the jar.  Earlier this week, though, I bought a 5lb bag of lemons with the idea of making homemade limoncello [...]

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Here is a list of what’s in season in the spring in Georgia. I am trying to eat more seasonally as well as locally – something that should be easier once the Farmer’s Market starts up again on April 18th. I’m really looking forward to that this year!
Apricots (start)
Artichokes
Arugula
Asparagus
Beets
Cardoons
Carrots
Chard and other greens (particularly [...]

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This isn’t my traditional cranberry compote, which is made with oranges and ginger and walnuts.  Nor is it a cranberry chutney, which would require onions and other spicy things.  It’s just a very plain, simple cranberry jam – with a little bit of a bite.  I “invented” it on the spur of the moment this [...]

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