Want to cook Mexican food…tonight? Your friend Pati Jinich, author of the new cookbook “Mexican Today,” is here to help. If you don’t already know and love Jinich, you should (and will). She’s probably best known as the friendly and accessible chef and host of the PBS series Pati’s Mexican Table. She’s also resident chef […]
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The Great Citrus Taste Test 2015
Back when we were kids, it seemed like there were just two choices of citrus fruit to eat: oranges or grapefruit. But now it seems like practically every other day there’s a new variety of citrus to try. What’s the difference? Which ones taste the best? And which ones your kids will actually eat? To […]
Fear No Fruit
Are you in the late winter fruit doldrums right now? By the end of winter we’re usually daydreaming about those long summer days with endless peaches, watermelon, blueberries…But there’s lots of great fruit out there to eat right now, it’s just that you might not immediately recognize it. Sometimes you just have to break out […]
Desert Farming: Citrus, Dates, and Peppers
If it’s the dead of winter, where are you going to get your fresh fruits and vegetables? In many cases, you can thank desert farming. Throughout the low desert of California’s Imperial and Coachella Valleys, the crops flourish in wintertime. Farming in the Coachella Valley To many people, the Coachella Valley conjures an image of […]