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Pork Sesame Broth from Homemade Pork Stock

On October 20, 2011 6 Comments
In Chef Stories, Echo Valley Farm, Meat, Recipes, Vegetables

This soup is only as good as the broth. (You know where I’m going with this don’t you?) Despite the somewhat rustic start to making this broth, the… Read More »

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Carne Adobada: Out of Body

On October 13, 2011 5 Comments
In Chef Stories, Echo Valley Farm, Meat, Recipes

Adobada I think means ‘marinade’ in Spanish but I’m not exactly sure because my online translation tells me that ‘marinade’ is ‘escabeche’ which I know for a fact is more… Read More »

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Part I: Farm to Table Lunch, the Cooking Team

On October 8, 2011 3 Comments
In Chef Stories, Echo Valley Farm

The Puente organization asks me to do a farm to table Thank You luncheon at Echo Valley Farm. How can I say anything but yes! to a nonprofit… Read More »

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Fresh Pressed Apple Cider

On October 4, 2011 7 Comments
In Chef Stories, Echo Valley Farm, Fruits, Recipes

Here’s the best recipe for apple cider. And this is a raw food. In other words, it is chock full of all the good stuff! No pasteurization. Apple… Read More »

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Rhubarb & Celery Chutney

On September 26, 2011 6 Comments
In Chef Stories, Echo Valley Farm, Fruits, Recipes, Vegetables

I get up in the morning, take a look at what’s growing on the farm, collect rhubarb and celery, dig up some horseradish and potatoes, carry my loot… Read More »

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Wild Blackberry Pie

On September 21, 2011 5 Comments
In Chef Stories, Echo Valley Farm, Fruits, Recipes, Sweet Pastry

If this pie doesn’t solicit lustful advances and unrequited love from your partner, then dump the good-for-nothing. Eat the rest. And toss clothing with saddle out the front… Read More »

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Pesto!

On September 14, 2011 14 Comments
In Chef Stories, Echo Valley Farm, Recipes, Vegetables

What to do with a whole lotta basil? And a whole lotta walnuts? Pesto! Pesto! Pesto! Pesto! P-E-S-T-O! Farmer’s Kate & Jeff at Echo Valley bring in bushels… Read More »

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Otis the Pup & Chicken Processing

On September 7, 2011 26 Comments
In Chef Stories, Echo Valley Farm

Time to do some weeding. This blog is seriously overgrown. After two years of barely having enough time to respond to email let alone cleanse the ridiculous spam… Read More »

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Sweet!

On January 12, 2011 27 Comments
In Chef Stories, Citizen Cake

Year in review: I packed up my stuff from New York and drove out to San Francisco. Opened (or re-opened) three restaurants. Two of which could really go… Read More »

Echo Valley Ranch Rules

On September 15, 2010 33 Comments
In Chef Stories, Echo Valley Farm

I jump in the jeep and peel off down the coastal Highway One towards Santa Cruz. Radio blaring, hair stinging my eyes with the wind whipping it every… Read More »