“Relishing the Fig”

For the better part of the day,  I have worked on a few new images for Relish  magazine.  The day before yesterday,  they received 5 boxes of figs from the fine fig folks of California!  There were 4 different varieties – Brown Turkey, Sierra, Kadota, and Black Mission. Jill and Candace put together 2 recipes.  I found a recipe in one of my favorite food magazines, Donna Hay, and was compelled to try it!   The recipe to follow:

(recipe from the latest issue of Donna Hay)

Figs & Raspberries with Rose Water syrup:

2 cups of water

1 cup of Caster (superfine) Sugar (found at Whole Foods)

2 tsp of Rose Water (found at Whole Foods or your local international grocery)

1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped

6 figs, halved

1 pound of raspberries

Place the water,sugar,rose water and vanilla bean and seeds in a saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low

and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the figs and raspberries and set aside to cool. Serve with ice-cream.

YUM!  It was not only beautiful, but DELICIOUS!

Go to Relishmag.com for more recipes.-Cheers

Lunch on the Dairy

YUM! That is the first word that comes to mind while I was working on this post. After our dairy tour we where treated to a great lunch at the home of Richard & Sharon Clauss. Chef Ryan Scott came in and created a great menu for us. Enjoy the images- CHEERS!

Chef Ryan Scott

Cucumber and Yogurt Gazpacho w/Caraway Seeds & Honeycomb

Little Gem Salad Cherry Tomatoes,Easter Egg Radishes & Cheddar Brioche Crostini

Milk Braised Pork Shoulder w/Caramelized Cipollini Onions, Snap Peas & Citrus Gremolata

Buttermilk Panna Cotta in a Mason Jar w/ Bing Cherries & Pine Nut Shortbread Cookies

California Milk

So last week Relish Magazine sent me on a food tour of a dairy in California that was sponsored by the California Milk Advisory Board. I remember when I was about 9 years old going to a dairy were I lived in Atlanta and thinking to my self that raising cows for milk would be such a great job. Oh the mind of a child never realizing how hard a job that would actually be and all that would go into it. Feeding,watering, and making sure they stay healthy and meeting all the rules and regulations that the government. Milking them is the least of your chores. Here are some excerpts of my tour of the Clauss Family Dairy located in Hilmar, CA. – Cheers!

 

Kimberly Clauss- 2nd generation owner