Oven-Roasted Plums

Oven-Roasted PlumsDavid, 08 Sep 02:26 AM I made a statement recently on social media that plums were my favorite fruit. I guess I said the same thin [Web Version](  [Preferences](  [Subscribe](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [DavidLebovitz Update](  [Oven-Roasted Plums]( David, 08 Sep 02:26 AM I made a statement recently on social media that plums were my favorite fruit. I guess I said the same thing about cherries, at some point, which I was reminded of. But I’ll confess that I may have also said the same thing about nectarines, figs, mangoes, and litchis at some point in my life. However plums really are my favorite fruit, and I’m happy that they stick around from summer all the way through the beginning of fall. There are a lot of plums out there. In Northern California we had big purple Santa Rosa plums, as well as an array of others with names like Elephant Heart and Angelino, as well as pluots, a hybrid of apricots and plums. While they don’t show up in Paris, there are green [Reine Claudes]( (which are close to being at the top of my list for favorite varieties of plums), tiny golden [Mirabelles]( and sturdy Quetsches, which hold their shape relatively well during baking. And while they’re not as tart as U.S. varieties (most of the tartness of plums is in their skins), they are reliably good, and flavorful, when baked or oven-roasted, as I often prepare them. Continue Reading [Oven-Roasted Plums](... [Little Africa Paris Crowdfunding Project with Live Cooking Demonstration & French Cooking Class]( David, 08 Sep 01:57 AM I was surprised the first time I met Jacqueline Ngo Ppii, who by sheer coincidence, I’d contacted a few weeks earlier when I learned about her company, [Little Africa Paris](. I wanted to sign up for one of their culinary tours of the African neighborhoods and markets of Paris. I’ve visited some of them a few times on my own, but I wanted to learn more about the foods, ingredients, and preparations from someone with close knowledge of them. The owner wrote back that they started culinary tours yet, and I’d be notified when they did. But I was surprised when I was at a book event and found myself seated right next to her! We exchanged books and kept in touch. I later found out that Little Africa Paris was looking to move into its own dedicated space in the [Goutte d’Or]( neighborhood, considered the heart of the African community in Paris. The idea is to create Little Africa: A Parisian Village, a place that will host art and cultural events, as well as being a permanent space dedicated to educational tourism, and a venue to highlight Afro-entrepreneurs and artisans. Another goal of her project is to create conversions about race and identity in France, which [aren’t]( [often]( discussed. Jacqueline and I had a wonderful conversation about that on [Instagram Live](. (And I’m still completely floored by the lovely words she wrote about me on her [Little Africa Travel Instagram post]( Continue Reading [Little Africa Paris Crowdfunding Project with Live Cooking Demonstration & French Cooking Class](... [Pinterest]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter](  ©2020 Room for Dessert Inc | 12 Timber Creek Lane, Newark, Delaware 19711 [Web Version](  [Subscribe](  [Forward](  [Unsubscribe](   [Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company]()