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Strawberry Shortcakes with Lemon

Summer comes early in our little town in Southern China, and right now in early March it’s already strawberry season. One of the joys of living seasonally is anticipating the various fruit seasons, enjoying the fruit to the utmost while it’s in [...]

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Simple Apple Galette

Piecrust freaks me out. I’m sure you’ve been there, right? A successful piecrust just seems to me such a hit or miss thing. Did I add too much water? Did I add enough? Are my lumps of butter too big? [...]

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Plum Crumble

There’s an interesting article in today’s New York Times’ Food and Dining section about school cafeteria lunches. A few groups of concerned parents have started to get the ball rolling on making more nutritious lunches available at school cafeterias. It’s an [...]

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Upside-Down Plum Cake

One of the cool things about living in China is that you are much more aware of the seasonal cycles of fruits and vegetables.  Other than a few staple vegetables that you can get throughout the year (cucumbers, tomatoes, green peppers and chilies), [...]

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