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That Time We Brewed a Belgian Tripel

It was a sunny, beautiful Saturday about a month ago as my friend Jessica and I set up for Women’s Brew Day. Tents were already pitched outside of Southern Brewing in Seminole Heights… Read More →

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Purple Asparagus

Green, white, and purple. All of them stood there, wrapped in bunches and looking perky now that they’re in season. But which asparagus to choose? Green is the usual, and I’d just read… Read More →

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Spring Onion and Pea Pancakes

Sunday called for a quick, light lunch. The breeze outside reminded me that it is spring and not yet summer, and so these pancakes with peas and spring onions (the onion of many… Read More →

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Mashed Potatoes and Celery Root with Parsley

I’m writing this to you from our balcony on a morning that welcomed us back home with temperatures in the upper 60s. It was lovely and pretty chilly. I’m a wimp. We headed… Read More →

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Spicy Squash and Lentil Salad with Goat Cheese

This salad isn’t so much spicy as it is spiced. The pungency of the cumin calms down in the oven, and the smoky paprika is subtle. Perhaps it seems a bit strange to… Read More →

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Q + A with Pastry Chef MaryAnn Riggs

This is the first of many interviews I plan to post here on a little saffron. We’re kicking it off with an interview of a lively and lovely baker from Tampa Bay. Let… Read More →

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Five Things

Here’s a sneak peek of what’s coming next week. I’ll be introducing a new feature to the blog, and it happens to involve homemade biscuits. Can’t wait for next week! Until then, this… Read More →

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Pflaumenkuchen (Yeasted Plum Cake)

There are too many recipes I bookmarked in Luisa Weiss’s memoir, “My Berlin Kitchen,” which I went out and bought about as soon as I could. Besides her lovely blog, that beautiful book… Read More →

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Blackberry and Meyer Lemon Gin and Tonic

I doubt I’ve ever ordered a Gin and Tonic at a bar, but Danny makes sure to always have some tonic around the house for this classic cocktail. This week we found Meyer… Read More →