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Citrus fruit adds zest to winter

We had taken a break, and were sitting near an old stone well on the edge of the vineyard, when one of the Algerian workers pulled an orange from a knapsack, cut into it and offered a slice to me and to Ethel, my 3-year-old daughter. The orange's ...

From GEORGEANNE BRENNAN, San Francisco Chronicle,  25 Jan 2010

Potluck appetizers for the holidays

I can invite more people to an appetizer party and I keep it pretty straightforward, offering several different wines, plus some nonalcoholic beverages, make a variety of appetizers, plus nuts and olives. Sometimes I'll spread the work around even ...

From GEORGEANNE BRENNAN, San Francisco Chronicle,  21 Dec 2009

Homemade mincemeat the only way to go

Later, as a student of medieval history, I learned a great deal about how spices and sugars were used to preserve meats during the Middle Ages, how sweets and savories were often combined, and that mincemeat was indeed made with beef and beef suet, or ...

From GEORGEANNE BRENNAN, San Francisco Chronicle,  8 Nov 2009

Recipe: Lollipops

Lollipops, even for the most novice candy maker, are very simple to make. As a precaution, adults should handle the melted sugar because it is very hot. Children, however, can arrange the lollipop sticks, direct the colour and flavouring choices and ...

From GEORGEANNE BRENNAN, Style At Home,  30 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Chronicle Books

Recipe: Cranberry, dried cherry and almond conserve

Jars of this conserve also make a colourful, homey gift for a friend or neighbour. Since cranberries are such an important element of the winter holiday season, it is fun to have several different preparations of them for the holiday table. You will ...

From GEORGEANNE BRENNAN, Style At Home,  30 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Chronicle Books

Candy wreath napkin rings

Napkin rings add a finished note to table settings, and it's fun to make your own to reflect the season's spirit. You will need: 12-inch lengths of decorative ribbon Peppermint candy rings Small jingle bells Napkins To make: Tie ribbon around the tops ...

From GEORGEANNE BRENNAN, Style At Home,  30 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Chronicle Books

Recipe: Turkish delight

These are the jelly candies given out by the Snow Queen in C.S. Lewis’ classic tale The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Unable to resist the sweet, Edmund allows himself to fall under the spell of the White Witch and is spirited off to her icy castle. ...

From GEORGEANNE BRENNAN, Style At Home,  21 Oct 2009

Pumpkins - going beyond pie

Yet pumpkins, like butternut, acorn, Delicata, Sweet Dumpling and the more exotic Kabocha, Hubbard and Tahitian, are winter squashes, and can be treated in the kitchen in the same way. There are so many varieties of pumpkins, some of them heirlooms ...

From GEORGEANNE BRENNAN, San Francisco Chronicle,  18 Oct 2009

Stewed hens in a pot

It was an early evening last October, and I was sitting in front of a warm fire in the kitchen of the old stone house in Provence my friend Joanne and I bought when we were 26. Joanne and her husband live there now, and that night it was just the three ...

From GEORGEANNE BRENNAN, San Francisco Chronicle,  4 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Herbert Clark Hoover

From vine to freezer - tomato sauce for all year

I like being able to use my own ready-made sauce. I don't even thaw it. I just put the frozen block in a pan, along with about a quarter cup of water, cover the pan and simmer until the block has melted. Then I remove the cover, turn up the heat and ...

From GEORGEANNE BRENNAN, San Francisco Chronicle,  26 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Paul Robeson,  Daniel Patterson

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