This spiced compote makes good use of dried fruits available year-round but is best (in my opinion) served during the winter and fall when spicier, deeper flavors are usually more prominent. Besides, having dried fruit on hand in the pantry means you can put the compote together without much forethought. I have been using it the past few years in … Read More
Saffron- Buyer Beware
Saffron has long been considered to be the world’s most costly spice. Mentioned as far back as Biblical times, it has been grown from India through the mideast and all over Europe. Saffron is the stigma of a purple fall-flowering crocus. Each flower only has 3 stigmas and the flowers as well as the stigmas have to be hand plucked … Read More
Georgia State Farmers Market
Each time I travel to or from Atlanta there’s a sign on the east side of Interstate 75 that always catches my eye, not because it’s fancy, flashy, or particularly unique, but because of what it says: “State Farmers Market”. Unfortunately I usually seem to be passing through the area on some sort of timeframe…either trying to get a good … Read More