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Roasted Carrot and Sweet Potato Tzimmes
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Roasted Carrot and Sweet Potato Tzimmes

Autumn, Culinary History, Jewish, recipe, Seasonal Jewish Kitchen, Side Dish, Vegetables

Roasted Carrot and Sweet Potato Tzimmes

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-10-30T18:14:47+00:00October 25th, 2026|Categories: Autumn, Culinary History, Jewish, recipe, Seasonal Jewish Kitchen, Side Dish, Vegetables|Tags: carrot, seasonal jewish kitchen, side dishe, sweet potato, tzimmes|

Tzimmes is an eastern European stew of carrots and/or sweet potatoes and pr [...]

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Tomato Math
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Tomato Math

appetizer, Autumn, cooking technique, Farmers' market, Main dish, Newsletters, recipe, Santa Monica Farmers' Market, Seasons, Side Dish, Vegetables

Tomato Math

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-10-30T18:20:02+00:00October 19th, 2026|Categories: appetizer, Autumn, cooking technique, Farmers' market, Main dish, Newsletters, recipe, Santa Monica Farmers' Market, Seasons, Side Dish, Vegetables|Tags: canning, Costoluto Genovese tomatoes, homemade chutney, homemade tomato sauce, Kevin West, oven-dried tomatoes, ratatouille, roasted tomato sauce, rosa bianca eggplant, Santa Monica Farmers’ Market, Saving the Season, tomato-chile chutney, tomatoes|

One box Costoluto Genovese tomatoes. Purchased Wednesday, October 19 fro [...]

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Putting up Apricot Preserves: It’s child’s play
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Putting up Apricot Preserves: It’s child’s play

Autumn, Cookbooks, cooking technique, Dessert, Farmers' market, Farms, Fruit, recipe, Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook, Seasons

Putting up Apricot Preserves: It’s child’s play

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-10-30T18:22:51+00:00October 13th, 2026|Categories: Autumn, Cookbooks, cooking technique, Dessert, Farmers' market, Farms, Fruit, recipe, Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook, Seasons|Tags: Blenheim apricots, canning, Costoluto Genovese tomatoes, Elberta peaches, flavor, home canning, local, peach preserves, preserves, preserving, seasonal, tomatoes|

True confession: for years and years, I was afraid to can. When writing jam [...]

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Thanksgiving Recipe Rescue Guide

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-10-30T18:21:48+00:00October 11th, 2026|Categories: appetizer, Autumn, baking, Complete Meal, Cookbooks, cooking technique, Dessert, Fruit, Holiday, KCRW's Good Food, Main dish, recipe, Salad, Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook, Seasons, Side Dish, Vegetables|Tags: autumn entertaining tips, Brussels sprouts, persimmons, pomegranate, pumpkin pie, sweet potatotes, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving recipes, Thanksgiving side dishes, winter squash|

We all know Thanksgiving dinner is first about the sides and then about des [...]

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Meet My New Favorite Side Dish
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Meet My New Favorite Side Dish

Autumn, Cookbooks, Side Dish, Winter

Meet My New Favorite Side Dish

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-10-30T18:21:34+00:00October 11th, 2026|Categories: Autumn, Cookbooks, Side Dish, Winter|Tags: Brussels sprouts, Kristine Kidd, shanklish, side dish|

Roasted Brussels sprouts are all the rage, and I think my version of this p [...]

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September & October: My Favorite Micro-Season
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September & October: My Favorite Micro-Season

Autumn, Seasons

September & October: My Favorite Micro-Season

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-10-30T18:20:21+00:00October 1st, 2026|Categories: Autumn, Seasons|Tags: Autumn, equinox, fall, micro-season, october, season, september|

The earth and sun will align perfectly on September 23 to decree the start [...]

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My Grandmother’s Apricot Preserves
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My Grandmother’s Apricot Preserves

cooking technique, Dessert, Santa Monica Farmers' Market, Seasons, summer

My Grandmother’s Apricot Preserves

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-08-20T19:22:56+00:00August 20th, 2026|Categories: cooking technique, Dessert, Santa Monica Farmers' Market, Seasons, summer|Tags: apricot, Blenheim apricots, canning, farmers' markets, jam, preserves, santa monica farmers market cookbook, Summer, summer fruit|

Blenheim apricot grower par excellence, like Cirone, is back at my local fa [...]

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How to Skin, Slice and Chop a Melon
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How to Skin, Slice and Chop a Melon

Cooking Demo, Fruit, Seasons, summer

How to Skin, Slice and Chop a Melon

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-08-20T19:23:29+00:00August 20th, 2026|Categories: Cooking Demo, Fruit, Seasons, summer|Tags: cantaloupe, chop, dice, honeydew, melon, melons, peel, skin, slice|

It is officially melon season. Here’s the one trick you need to easily skin [...]

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5 Tips for Summer Entertaining
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5 Tips for Summer Entertaining

cooking technique, E Book, Main dish, Salad, Santa Monica Farmers' Market, Seasons, summer, Vegetables

5 Tips for Summer Entertaining

By Amelia Saltsman|2026-08-20T22:15:13+00:00August 20th, 2026|Categories: cooking technique, E Book, Main dish, Salad, Santa Monica Farmers' Market, Seasons, summer, Vegetables|Tags: dining al fresco, farrmers market, figs, garden, goat cheese, grape leaves, grilling, outdoor entertaining, pasta, peaches, penne, salad, salmon, Summer, summer entertaining, Summer Entertaining E-book, tomato soup, tomatoes, zucchini|

I'm about to share five of my favorite tips for easy entertaining, hoping t [...]

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