Here they are in all their luscious beauty. Dave harvests another 50 persimmons. He is getting pretty good at this!

The peeled persimmons hang for a couple of days before you start massaging them. The outer flesh firms up and the inside begins to soften. You press them, rolling the inside a bit to move…

It’s that time of year in So. California when the Persimmon trees are laden with fruit and you realize you only need a couple of persimmon puddings for the holidays, so what the heck are…

These are the green nuts picked right from the tree. They have a fruity hull that turns black if not removed soon after picking. We sold green nuts at the Farmer’s Market. Most Americans are…

Gail and Gene Zannon own 380 acres of pistachio trees in Cuyama, California. Since I’m doing marketing writing for their pistachio company, they invited Dave and me to come see the harvest. The harvest lasts…

So I’ve been talking a lot about pistachios lately. And anyone who has stopped by our house recently has probably tasted my pistachio clusters, pistachio macaroons, pistachio cranberry oatmeal cookies, or pistachio raspberry cake. Hmm,…

Leslie said we needed a salad to go with the lasagna so Jane, another student, said she’d take care of the salad for us. Jane has a knack for taking whatever food is available in…

I’ve been talking a lot lately about the cooking classes at the Braille Institute where I’ve been assisting. Our students are low- to no-vision adults. Many are older adults, but some are my age (the…

This is Shaun’s photo of the lavender cake before I added the taller flowers and transferred it from the cake saver to the tile. The pink color of the cake shows up better here. I…

Adam and Cindy make the first cut into the Lilikoi Chiffon Cake. Warning! Do not read further if you are not within walking distance to a cup of hot coffee and a buttery delicious piece…