#TBT: Visiting Harley Farms Goat Dairy in Pescadero

Local Summer Salad: My backyard apricots, Fifth Crow Farms greens and berries, Harley Goat Farms Dairy chevre

The tiny town of Pescadero (pop. 643, as of 2010) in southern San Mateo county is probably best known for Duarte's Tavern, a long-standing institution established in 1894 and lauded in Sunset Magazine for its now-famous artichoke soup. But there's so much more to experience in Pescadero, as I learned this past summer. Historically important … Continue reading #TBT: Visiting Harley Farms Goat Dairy in Pescadero

Eat Local: Howie’s Artisan Pizza in Redwood City

The Redwood City restaurant boom continues with this week's opening of Howie's Artisan Pizza. Taking over the old Tarboosh spot on Jefferson Avenue, Howie's brings chef/restaurateur Howard Bulka's casual pizza concept to the mid-Peninsula. Bulka, former chef/owner of the (now closed) Marche Restaurant in Menlo Park, opened the first Howie's Artisan Pizza in November 2009 … Continue reading Eat Local: Howie’s Artisan Pizza in Redwood City

Waste-Less Wednesday: Preserved Lemons

Layering lemons, salt, and spices

Last December, during one of my it's-the-holidays-so-I'm-indulging excursions to Whole Foods, I spied containers of preserved lemons. Nothin' fancy, just small, whole Eureka lemons, juice, salt, and citric acid in plastic deli containers. I'll admit it was a total impulse buy. Preserved lemons weren't even on my radar, but eh, it was the holidays, after … Continue reading Waste-Less Wednesday: Preserved Lemons