Posts by Edible East Bay
It’s Pie-Time with Two Chicks in the Mix
What’s better than a homemade fruit pie? Making pie with Two Chicks in the Mix! Join this online workshop and learn to make an all-butter pie crust and seasonal pie filling. The chicks will demonstrate how to mix and roll out your crust and how to make a memorable filling with fruit as well…
Read MoreWhat’s at Your Farmers’ Market This Week
Meet Ruth Stroup the Insurance Lady at the Grand Lake Farmers’ Market on Saturday, May 8, 9am–2pm for the Great Big Bag Giveaway. These “Greetings from Oakland” shopping bags are seriously awesome! Large capacity. Super sturdy, fun, and colorful. Sporting Oakland Love! We asked Ruth what she’ll bring home in her own market bag…
Read MoreChocolate Candied-Orange Biscotti
From Ode to an Orange Peel: a story about how Chef Siew-Chinn Chin makes and uses citrus peels in her kitchen. Makes about 3 dozen 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt ¾ cup sugar ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 2 large eggs 2 tablespoons…
Read MoreSauteed Spigarello with Extra-Virgin Olive Oil and Garlic
This recipe comes from Barbara Cecchini at The Urban Edge Farm in Brentwood. Spigarello is a spring crop that Barbara and her family pick fresh from their fields to sell at their farm store. An heirloom broccoli relative, spigarello is all leaves with understated flowers that do not form the big broccoli florets. It has…
Read MoreEasiest Ever Chicken Curry from Lhasa Karnak Herb Company
When Jim Murdock first opened Lhasa Karnak on Earth Day 1970, it was just a little nook located inside a bookstore in the heart of Berkeley’s hippie haven on Telegraph Avenue. The tiny shop was a good fit within the quiet of Shambhala Books, where the uplifting aromas certainly inspired readers pursuing the world…
Read MoreBake Love, Not Hate
Looking for some of those famous Boichik Bagels, a slice of delight from Ono Bakehouse, vegan sweets from Tai Zhan Microbakery, or just a chance to stand in solidarity with our Asian community? Step into the online auction April 30–May 2 to bid on products, services, gift cards, and experiences, or the bake sale…
Read MoreHelp Save Community Foods Market
The impact of the pandemic has been severe at Community Foods Market, the full-service grocery that opened in 2019 on San Pablo Avenue in West Oakland. In addition to providing fresh produce and other affordable foods, the store also served as a neighborhood hub with a café, seasonal gatherings, and community wellness events. But…
Read MoreReusable Packaging for Pizza and Ice Cream?
Did you know that over 3 billion single-use cardboard pizza boxes end up in the waste stream each year? Well, you can be sure that plenty of ice cream cartons are piling up next to them, and that’s why MudLab, Oakland’s zero-waste café and grocery store, is fighting back with ways to buy two…
Read MoreRoast Fennel Risotto
From Table with a View: The History & Recipes of Nick’s Cove by Dena Grunt (Cameron Books, 2021) Makes 4 servings For the Parmesan stock: 1 (4-ounce) piece Parmesan rind 1 small white onion, roughly chopped 1 bay leaf For the Nasturtium Pesto: 2 cups packed nasturtium leaves (may substitute sorrel leaves) ¾ cup extra virgin…
Read MoreTomales Bay Feast
A book review by Kristina Sepetys Table with a View: The History & Recipes of Nick’s Cove By Dena Grunt (Cameron Books, 2021) As businesses start to reopen and people tiptoe out for perhaps the first time in a year, many will take the occasion to discover (or rediscover) gems in their own backyard.…
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