A Simply beautiful rectangular slate serving tray lovingly spread with goat butter and sprinkled with edible garden flowers from our friend Christie White. She and her husband Luis treated us to this with lunch at their Lake County farm. I'm in heaven as I remember the deliciousness of this appetizer. Christie uses European style Meyenberg brand goat milk butter softened and artfully spread on this slate, then she sprinkles fresh edible garden flowers and herbs picked from her garden, Martha Stewart don't steal this idea, lol.
Pear Jam with Saffron Infused Honey and Cardamom The summer after high school I worked sorting Bartlett pears at the Scotts Valley Fruit Exchange in Lake County California. I thought I would never touch or eat another pear again in my life. But, here I am years years later making pear jam in my kitchen with pears, honey and saffron grown in Lake County. A few weeks ago My husband and I went to visit friends in Kelseyville at their finca, they generously supplied me with the pears from their orchard-Finca Castelero- for my jam. I will never forget getting up early in the morning and riding my bike across the valley from my cousin's house to work a long hot day sorting pears. I remember thinking whoever came up with the idea of creating a cooperative to sort, pack and send pears from family farms, including my cousin's family farm on what is now called Hendricks road, to markets all over the country really had a good idea! I never looked at pears in the grocery store the s
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