Honeybells are the gem of Florida’s winter citrus crop. They’re tangelos, a cross between a tangerine and a pomelo. They’re sweet, juicy, and easy to peel.
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Gasparilla Invasion
Tampa Bay celebrates its 100th Gasparilla Pirate Festival this weekend. Saturday morning the pirate ship will sail into Hillsborough Bay firing canons, warning the city of an imminent pirate invasion.
Thai Wedding Soup
This soup was inspired by these seafood cakes. The binder is only fresh coconut meat, and we had lots recently after our neighbor had this tree cut down. The coconuts went floating down the canal, so we scooped them up. They were really tasty.
Lemongrass and Ginger Tea
This tea has only two ingredients, but the simple combination of lemongrass and ginger is incredible.
Lemony Pickled Shrimp
My fridge is full of all types of pickles, from kosher dills to pickled okra to kimchi. Those jars will last for months. But when I make pickled shrimp, they disappear in a couple days.
Broiled Grapefruit
We used to have a grapefruit tree in our backyard. It was so big kids would climb it. It gave us so many grapefruit, the old-fashioned white ones. I ate them like oranges: peeled, biting into each juicy section over the kitchen sink to catch the drips.
Hoppin’ John Burgers
In The Third Plate, Chef Dan Barber takes a road trip to find out how Glenn Roberts got into heirloom grains. The story goes like this: Roberts’ mother was nostalgic for the “Carolina Rice Kitchen” cuisine of her youth, particularly the type of rice she loved but could no longer find. He started growing plots of heirloom… Read More
Sesame Mustard Green Salad
Mustard greens are the highlight of my garden right now. I planted ‘Japanese Giant Red’ and ‘Southern Curled’ varieties this year.