Nueva Salsa by Rafael Palomino

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Nueva Salsa by Rafael Palomino This book came out in 2003 and the subtitle is Recipes to Spice It Up. Rafael Palomino is a world-famous chef, restauranteur, and cookbook author. If you’re tired of the same old, same old when it comes to condiments, Nueva Salsa is your…

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August 27 – National Banana Day, Maria van Oosterwijck, Edwin James, Emil Christian Hansen, Brian Lawrence Burtt, Alice Waters, Sarah Orne Jewett, Nueva Salsa by Rafael Palomino, Tall Herbs, and Cut Flowers with Ruth Cameron

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Today is National Banana Lovers Day. Botanically speaking, the banana is a berry – a many-seeded fruit. And, banana trees are not trees. The banana plant is a giant herb. Inside the guts of the banana tree trunk is a white tube. It may be cooked and tastes like bamboo shoots. Under a black light…

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