I bought a bunch of peaches at Costco and they all ripened at the same time – what is your best and easiest peach recipe?

as the evening progressed (inside seemed very noisy probably due to the noise bouncing across the hard surfaces all around). The food was well prepared: Mussels in a tomato broth, crab cakes with shredded cucumber, Tuscan Bean...

way as the meat, or fresh cilantro leaves as a garnish (or even a bit of chopped parsley) or, instead of the guacamole, just some strips of plain avocado (if you can get them ripened just right to cut wedges, or chunks if you...

Wow, 50 plants—that’s even more than I grew...do take photos, please! (If you type in Beautiful at the search function on the Not About Food board, my tomato posts will surface.)

. Boy am I jealous. I haven’t picked strawberries for years, but when I was a kid we did it every summer. There are few things more reassuring to me than the sight of a flat full of sun-ripened berries. Lucky you!

Mi piace la insalata Caprese! That’s “I like Capri salad” which is combination of sliced garden ripened tomatoes, sliced fresh mozzarella, shredded fresh basil drizzled with extra virgin olive oil. Our tomatoes...

my vote is san marzano – but is anyone else annoyed when you empty the tin and the tomatoes have black disgusting hard blemishes on the surface - my guess is that these tomatoes were bug infested or rotting...it totally...

to work. also would like to add that some fruits & veggies give off natural chemicals that speed the ripening of others around them— in particular it is not smart to ever store apples in the same drawer or fridge as your...

to redistribute the fruit’s sugars and bring them to the surface in a delicate white bloom."

Did you store them next to some apples before you ate them? I suspect that vegetables can be affected by the over-ripening effect of being next to apples.

As I sit here watching my tomatoes refuse to ripen, I’ll stick to #1. Grocery store tomatoes are nearly flavorless. Refrigerating them probably doesn’t do much harm to their taste (although they may get an unpleasant...

with tree-ripened peaches that don’t get shipped at all Edited to add: I also picked up some squash with a name like romanesco, which were light green with the general shape of zucchini, but with ridges on the outside. They...

're ever in Cambridge, MA, go to Formaggio—the proprietor has a cheese cave to ripen cheeses.)As for a dining out cheese course, I too would stick with Gary Danko. I did have a three cheese course yesterday at the CIA and...

for a minute or two, then drizzle over the peaches. Don’t worry if the juices harden, they’ll melt as the pie bakes. Dot the peaches with bits of butter. On a floured surface, roll out the dough disk into a circle...

Be on the lookout for Epoisses, which many regard as the king of cheeses. It’s a soft, aromatic, ripened cheese, washed twice in a near-brandy solution during it’s ageing process. It comes in small wheels, usually 250...