Fiddleheads for Spring Menus: Make it a Seasonal Tradition

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Sweet Potato Cruda ​ Serves 4​ Thin slices of raw sweet potato soaked briefly in cool water, then bathed in a bright, sweet-sour dressing of honey, fish sauce, and lime. The result is a starter that snaps lightly with clean, sweet, and deep umami—waking up your winter palate. Choose small, blemish-free tubers for this preparation; Japanese Murasaki, Hannah/Jersey types, or Garnet and Jewel all work beautifully, each bringing a different hue to the plate. Unlike true potatoes,

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Now's the time we refocus on potatoes for menus and for our spring garden planning. Our cellar is full of roots and potatoes, especially our favorite Ozette variety. We have cultivated a great resource for certified organic seed (below) to share with you, and we'll post a few of our favorite recipes over the coming winter months. My family has a long association with these little gems , beginning with the enlightenment by the Makah in the mid-1990s to non-native Northwest sci

Recipe and photos by Fernando and Marlene Divina, divinAmerica All chanterelle types - white, golden, black - find their way into our...

New American Apple Butter with Cardamom and Cinnamon Fernando & Marlene Divina, @divinAmerica This quick to prepare tree-to-table spread...

With contributions by Fernando and Marlene Divina Pre-sale now for August 22, 2023 release Marlene and Fernando Divina continue their...

Lake Oswego Reads 2023 - Lake Oswego Public Library Marlene Divina and I recently traveled to Oregon's Willamette Valley to speak at an...

By Fernando and Marlene Divina During the cool winter months, much of our menu planning shifts to quite simple fare that is easy - from...

Photo: F.Divina; Makah Ozette Potatoes, Oregon Health and Science University Culinary and Medicinal Herb Gardens, 2018 Potato Cakes with...

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...We selected short-ribs from our regenerative ranching friend Cory of Carman Ranch here in the Wallowa’s of Eastern Oregon.

A form of this dish has been prepared nearly everywhere on this Earth from nearby waters of every kind by folk with a willingness to eat...

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