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Nocino (Walnut Liqueur) and Honeyed Walnuts
Walnuts have magical properties at Midsummer in Italy and are used to make a special liqueur called Nocino. People go into the woods to collect walnuts on the night of San Giovanni (June 23) when the...
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Broccoli Pomegranate Salad
by Kate May-Price Last week I reached into my fruit basket from the farm and expected an apple, what I got was a pomegranate. I imagined all the seeds – commonly described as jewels – that added a...
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Lemon Chicken Soup
By Kate May-Price It’s getting colder and darker, so I hunger for something full of light and life. Like this holiday season, lemons are distinct, there is sparkle and life. And you can’t beat chicken...
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Drinking Flowers
The lavender in my garden is finally blooming which means it’s time for lavender vodka tonics (recipe found here). I only let myself drink them during the time the lavender blooms because I like them...
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A Harvest Loaf
by Kate May-Price The colors grow richer in these early fall days – even here in San Francisco, though it pales in the shadow of upstate New York’s autumnal fires. I can still sense the natural rhythm...
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Moon Cake Recipe
For serving on the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival From Chinese Seasons by Nina Simond Filling 1/2 cup chopped dates 1 cup chopped dried apricots (softened in hot water for 1 hr before chopping) 1 cup...
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Food for Nowruz
It’s spring, flowers full and happiness in the green-grass vine All the blossoms are blooming except mine Lose not heart, free spirit, on New Year’s day I heard from the lips of a lily today Do not...
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May Wine
Excerpt from the May Day holiday e-book May Wine is served on May Day. In Germany, May Wine is the quintessential summer drink. It is usually flavored with Sweet Woodruff (Waldmeister or Maikraut),...
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Flower of June: Roses
Venus Verticorida by Dante Gabriel Rossetti As I write this page, I am swimming in the sweet, spicy scent of the ruffled pink rose sitting in a vase of water on my desk.. Having recently been...
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Rose Water The 16th century English herbalist, Gerard, recommended rose water for “the strengthening of the heart, and refreshing of the spirits and likewise for all things that require a gentle...
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