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Persimmon, Pomegranate, and Pecan Salad
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Persimmon, Pomegranate, and Pecan Salad

Autumn, cooking technique, Fruit, Holiday, Salad, Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook, Seasons, Side Dish, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Winter

Persimmon, Pomegranate, and Pecan Salad

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-10-30T18:20:31+00:00October 31st, 2026|Categories: Autumn, cooking technique, Fruit, Holiday, Salad, Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook, Seasons, Side Dish, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Winter|Tags: autumn salad, fall salad, fuyu persimmons, how to choose persimmons, J.J.'s Lone Daughter Ranch, pecans, persimmon, persimmon salad, pomegranate and pecan salad, pomegranates, Thanksgiving salad, Thanksgiving side dish|

Here's the anti-Waldorf of autumn salads. I serve it every Thanksgiving bec [...]

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My Favorite Pumpkin Pie
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My Favorite Pumpkin Pie

Autumn, baking, Dessert, Holiday, recipe, Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook, Seasons, Vegetables

My Favorite Pumpkin Pie

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-10-30T20:17:59+00:00October 30th, 2026|Categories: Autumn, baking, Dessert, Holiday, recipe, Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook, Seasons, Vegetables|Tags: culinary history, fall cooking, food literacy, Italy, LA Times, pie, pie crust, Plimouth Plantation, pumpkin, pumpkin pie, Salone del Gusto, seasonal, Slow Food, Thanksgiving|

I fell in love with classic pumpkin custard pie all on my own. My immigran [...]

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Six Seasons Selection – Roasted Autumn Fruits
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Six Seasons Selection – Roasted Autumn Fruits

Autumn, cooking technique, Dessert, Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook, Seasons

Six Seasons Selection – Roasted Autumn Fruits

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-10-30T18:11:44+00:00October 30th, 2026|Categories: Autumn, cooking technique, Dessert, Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook, Seasons|Tags: apples, autumn dessert recipe, dessert recipe, dried fruit, easy dessert recipe, figs, grapes, pears, roasted autumn fruits|

Ridiculously versatile, a beautiful pan of seasonal fruits will take you fr [...]

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Roast Chicken with Tangerines, Green Olives, and Silan
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Roast Chicken with Tangerines, Green Olives, and Silan

Cookbooks, Jewish, Main dish, recipe

Roast Chicken with Tangerines, Green Olives, and Silan

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-10-30T18:19:01+00:00October 30th, 2026|Categories: Cookbooks, Jewish, Main dish, recipe|Tags: chicken, roast chicken, seasonal jewish kitchen|

This was one of my favorite "discoveries" when I was developing recipes for [...]

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Let’s Talk Turkey
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Let’s Talk Turkey

Autumn, baking, Cookbooks, cooking technique, Dessert, Farms, Fruit, Holiday, Main dish, recipe, Santa Monica Farmers' Market, Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook, Seasons, Side Dish, Vegetables

Let’s Talk Turkey

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-11-06T23:10:05+00:00October 30th, 2026|Categories: Autumn, baking, Cookbooks, cooking technique, Dessert, Farms, Fruit, Holiday, Main dish, recipe, Santa Monica Farmers' Market, Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook, Seasons, Side Dish, Vegetables|Tags: bon appetit magazine, broccolini, heritage breed turkeys, heritage turkey, Josie Le Balch, KCRW, Narragansett turkey, Peter Reinhart, pumpkin pie, santa monica farmers market cookbook, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving desserts, Thanksgiving dinner, Thanksgiving recipes, Thanksgiving side dishes, Thanksgiving turkey, The Livestock Conservancy, turkey|

If a turkey will grace your Thanksgiving table, where will you get [...]

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Quince and White Sweet Potato Rice Bowl with Pomegranate
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Quince and White Sweet Potato Rice Bowl with Pomegranate

Autumn, Farmers' market, Fruit, Main dish, Vegetables

Quince and White Sweet Potato Rice Bowl with Pomegranate

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-10-30T18:19:45+00:00October 30th, 2026|Categories: Autumn, Farmers' market, Fruit, Main dish, Vegetables|Tags: pomegranate, quince, rice, sweet potatoes|

If you're familiar with quince, likely you've had it as the sweet-tart past [...]

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How to Seed a Pomegranate
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How to Seed a Pomegranate

Autumn, cooking technique, Dessert, Salad, Seasons

How to Seed a Pomegranate

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-10-30T18:19:26+00:00October 29th, 2026|Categories: Autumn, cooking technique, Dessert, Salad, Seasons|Tags: autumn fruit, how to seed a pomegranate, pomegranate, pomegranate arils, pomegranate seeding, pomegranate seeds, seed|

Do you avoid whole pomegranates because you're afraid of the mess they make [...]

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How to Make DIY Silan (Date Honey)
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How to Make DIY Silan (Date Honey)

Autumn, cooking technique, recipe

How to Make DIY Silan (Date Honey)

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-10-30T18:15:38+00:00October 25th, 2026|Categories: Autumn, cooking technique, recipe|Tags: date honey, date molasses, date syrup, diy silan, how to, silan|

Two pounds of dates yields about 2 cups of this DIY silan (aka date honey, [...]

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Spicy-Sweet Grilled Vegetables with Silan
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Spicy-Sweet Grilled Vegetables with Silan

Autumn, cooking technique, Jewish, recipe, summer, Vegetables

Spicy-Sweet Grilled Vegetables with Silan

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-10-30T18:15:23+00:00October 25th, 2026|Categories: Autumn, cooking technique, Jewish, recipe, summer, Vegetables|Tags: date syrup, grilled vegetables, silan|

Marry silan (also known as date honey, syrup, or molasses) and harissa (th [...]

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