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    Good Food

    Market Report

    Laura Avery speaks with Amelia Saltsman at the Santa Monica Farmers Wednesday Market and they chat about fresh figs appearing on the market tables. Figs are easy to prepare. Amelia suggests cutting them in half and putting them cut-side down in a hot, buttered skillet.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Laura Avery speaks with Amelia Saltsman at the Santa Monica Farmers Wednesday Market and they chat about fresh figs appearing on the market tables. Figs are easy to prepare. Amelia suggests cutting them in half and putting them cut-side down in a hot, buttered skillet. Don't move them and they've form a delicious, sugary crust. Try them with ice cream or mascarpone cheese.

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    5. 24:00Ginseng
    6. 31:00Pho (pronounced FUH)-Gettaboutit!
    7. 38:00Dining Out Halal Style
    8. 50:00The Cheese Nun
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    The full episode

    1 of 8
    Good Food and a Bottle of Rum
    1. 1:00Market ReportYou’re reading this
    2. 6:00And a Bottle of Rum
    3. 14:00Ice Rocks
    4. 18:00Sake
    5. 24:00Ginseng
    6. 31:00Pho (pronounced FUH)-Gettaboutit!
    7. 38:00Dining Out Halal Style
    8. 50:00The Cheese Nun
    Back to Good Food