(Fuyu persimmon from K&J Orchards in Winters, California; photo courtesy of the blog "In Praise of Sardines")
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tom hudgens
author of The Commonsense Kitchen and the WHOLE HOG blog
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Welcome to the WHOLE HOG blog. Please click "more" to view an entire post, and browse the Index below for more great posts and recipes!A Commonsense ThanksgivingNovember 14, 2011
(more…) My Week of SoupsDecember 14, 2010  The seasons dovetail rather broadly here in coastal California—we continue to have summer days sporadically throughout the fall; distinctively fall-like days persist through winter; much of last summer was resolutely springlike…. But now, finally, the temperatures have dropped, the leaves have fallen, the rainstorms have begun, the days are short, the sun comes in at an angle, and alas, viruses spread among us. I know our “winters” here can barely be compared to W*I*N*T*E*R*S at higher elevations and latitudes, but still, they are wintry enough to require coats and jackets and such, and (most important) to summon a visceral craving for delicious, hot, homemade soup. (more…) |
(tangerines and dates; winter Cooking Class, 2011)
(hog at the trough, Deep Springs, Summer 2007)
(chard in the Deep Springs garden, Fall 2006)
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