spreads

eggplant caponata

a Sicilian surprise This eggplant-based dish hails from the sizzling land of Sicily, where fresh veggies, especially juicy eggplant and tomato, are plentiful almost all of the time. For us north easterners in the US, the season for truly great nightshades is fleeting, and late august is the time to scoop up the freshest ingredients …

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red currant jam

It’s red currant season! So what do you do when you spot a bunch of bright ruby red currants at the farmer’s market? Buy them, of course.  Red currants are those special fruits that look like a poisonous berry but are completely edible and actually very delicious. The only problem with red currants is that …

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