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By Edible South Florida | Last Updated January 05, 2015
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Edible South Florida Winter 2015 Issue, #21

Edible South Florida Winter 2015 Issue, #21

Join the (Dinner) Club

Canapes from tea from chef Antonio Bachour
#trendalert South Florida supper clubs – hush-hush or cheerfully aboveground – bring together like-minded folks for food and drink, and...

Take a Quaff on the Wild Side

Due South and Wild Oak Artisan Ales
Every wild beer – each bottle – is unique because they continually change over time, which is part of their charm. The beer is a living thing, bringing signature flavors that you might only...

Vow to Drink Better in 2015

California’s Gavin Chanin has a new label, Lutum
After the holidays, many of us go on a purge of sorts — curbing our waistlines, purses and wallets, as well as our livers, after weeks of...

Pour Us Another One: Hotel Lounge Bars Redefining Cocktail Culture

Tea Cocktails from Circa 39's WunderBar
Much like in the past, hotel lounge bars redefine the cocktail culture in South Florida. History repeats itself. This adage usually...

Quit Drowning Your Plants

Overwatered Plants Showing Element Deficiencies
Plants don't need as much water as you think! In South Florida, we have the luxury of a true rainy season. Our average rainfall is just...

What’s Eating My Tomatoes?

Critters on garden vegetables
What to do when you discover critters have been feasting on your vegetables before you get to them. It looks like ants ate a hole in my...

Duo Does Dangerously Delicious Macarons at Illegal Bakery

Baked macaroons filled with buttercream
BOLO: Brazen young bakers are on the loose, unleashing sweets on the unsuspecting public at farmers markets. Be warned -they're packing...

Deconstructing the Medianoche

Medianoche sandwich
South Florida's Pre-Eminent Comfort Food Bloggers — Sef Gonzalez (Burger Beast) And Cari Garcia (Fatgirl Hedonist) Break Down The Iconic Cuban Sandwich.

Know Your Seafood, Know Your Fisherman, Know Fresh

stone crab claws
Community-Supported Fishery Debuts In Key West The fisherman lands a big cobia in the Gulf and pulls up to the dock in Key West....

Edible Guide to Homestead & the Redland

Homestead
Winter is the ideal season to visit the agricultural district in South Miami-Dade. The temperatures are delightful, the neat rows of crops...

Farmers in the City

Rows of vegetation
Urban farms are sprouting up in greater Fort Lauderdale – replacing abandoned lots and former dump sites, and wedged between housing and...

Strange Vegetables: Kohlrabi, Fennel and Pattypan Squash

Kohlrabi
Look for these oddball characters in our farmers markets this winter. They may look weird, but they’re also weirdly delicious.

Salad of Fennel, Shaved Brussels Sprouts and Arugula

Salad of Fennel, Shaved Brussels Sprouts and Arugula
This flavorful salad from Essensia executive chef julie Frans showcases fennel and other South Florida greens in season.

Rooting for Turmeric and Ginger

Ginger and Turmeric
Pungent and peppery, these aromatic members of the Zingiberaceae family are widely used in Asian cooking. As a dried spice, bright yellow...

Orange Ginger Cookies

Orange Ginger Cookies
Tangy orange and peppery ginger - fresh and candied -pair perfectly in these chewy cookies.

Spicy Turmeric-Ginger Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Bragg Liquid Aminos is natural soy sauce alternative that is preservative free and contains no added salt or gluten.

Golden Rice with Butternut Squash, Chickpeas and Dried Cherries

This “jeweled" rice is inspired by the classic Persian dish Javaher Polow.

Ginger Turmeric Tea (Tonic)

Ginger Turmeric Tea (Tonic)
This slightly sweet, tangy tea helps flush out the lymphatic system, acts as an anti-inflammatory and boosts the immune system. Serve warm or chilled.

Demise of the Big Three (Fruit) in South Florida?

Mango mangos
Another night has passed. Newly shattered dreams are manifested in the scattered frost topping the weeds and grass in the edible garden....

Winters in Central Florida

Winter Park, Winter Garden and Winter Haven, Florida
In Central Florida, three cities – Winter Park, Winter Garden and Winter Haven – share "winter" in their names, no dout to entice Northern...

Dispatch from Terra Madre: Floridian Delegates at the Slow Food International Conference

Apples
What kept Sunshine State delegates busy at the recent conference in Turin? A top-ranked mango cocktail, global moringa growers and sharing...

Mango by the Sea

Mango by the Sea cocktail
Irene Jade's cocktail uses a shrub made by Pascale's - the Delray Beach Jam Company (mangohouse.net).

Knock, Knock! It’s Your Produce

Local Produce
50 YEARS AGO, PEOPLE LEFT A NOTE FOR THE MILKMAN TO DELIVER DAIRY PRODUCTS. TODAY, YOU CAN GO ONLINE OR USE AN APP TO ORDER FROM LOCAL...

Sabor of Puerto Rico at La Cocina Puertorriqueña

Tony Sanchez, chef/owner of La Cocina Puertorriqueña in Pembroke Pines, is from the Dominican Republic, not Puerto Rico. But his wife is....

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