Saratoga Blossom Festival

Reminiscent of the original Blossom Festival that debuted in 1900, the Saratoga Historical Foundation hosts a day of family fun on Saturday June 23 from 10 am to 4 pm,…

Lisa Prince NewmanApril 8, 2017January 4, 2021

Spring Fever

Spring fever set in for the first time in years during the intense California winter of 2017. The five-year drought brought inconsequential rainstorms along with freakish heat waves reaching 80…

Lisa Prince NewmanSeptember 30, 2016January 4, 2021

Apricot Float in a Hometown Parade

Saratoga, the beautiful village nestled in the gentle hills that rise from the Santa Clara Valley to meet the Santa Cruz mountains, enjoyed more than a century of pioneer adventurism and family…

Lisa Prince NewmanApril 4, 2016January 4, 2021

Apricot Bars a Hit at the Saratoga Blossom Festival

We were the first ones to arrive at the Saratoga Blossom Festival on a clear but chilly March morning. Anticipating a warm afternoon, we found a shady spot along the orchard path…

Date	Blog Post	Recipe
10/09/24	The Roots of a Cookbook
7/02/23	Dreaming of Apricots
12/3/22	Holiday Greetings, Apricot Gifts and News	Dried Apricot Chutney
6/26/21	A Tale of Two Orchards
12/21/20	Apricots Abroad: Croatia	Yugoslavian Christmas Cookies
6/19/20	Save Me The Apricots	Apricot Cherry Crumble
5/2/20	Apricots 2020	French Apricot Cocktail
2/22/20	Anticipating Apricots	Apricot Orange Shortbread Coins
7/11/19	Apricot Heaven	Apricot Blackberry Kuchen
4/6/19	Celebrating Apricots in Springtime
1/25/19	Santa Clara “Valley of Heart’s Delight” to Silicon Valley
1/06/19	National Apricot Day	Apricots With Basil-Goat Cheese & Walnuts
11/16/18	Happy Holly ‘Cots to You!	Chocolate Apricot Bonbons
9/27/18	The Joy of Apricots
6/30/18	Summer of (Apricot) Love	Apricot Brie Tartlets
4/26/18	New Adventures in Apricots
9/16/17	Apricot Orchard Generations	Audrey’s Apricot Date Bars
6/30/17	Now What Do I Do With All These Apricots? (2.0)	Chocolate Apricot Ice Cream
6/11/17	Apricot Capital of the World	Apricot Sangria
4/8/17	Spring Fever	Video
1/13/17	A Year In Apricots	Pain d’épices
12/11/16	Apricots in Europe for the Holidays	Stöllen
11/4/16	Fall Barbeque with Apricot Pies	Leah’s Apricot Hand Pies
9/30/16	Apricot Float in a Hometown Parade	Linzer Torte with Apricot Jam Filling
8/19/16	Apricots Abroad: Switzerland	Swiss Apricot Mousse
7/5/16	Valley of Heart’s Delight	Apricot-Strawberry Tart
6/14/16	Now What Do I Do With All These Apricots?	Apricot Jam & Brandied Apricots
6/5/16	Apricot Orchard Families	Apricot Almond Cake
5/3/16	Apricot Creations in the Studio: Winter Photo Shoot	Bacon Wrapped Dried Apricots
4/4/16	Apricot Bars a Hit at the Saratoga Blossom Festival	Apricot Bars
3/16/16	Orchard Rhythms Past and Present
3/11/16	In the Orchards
2/17/16	Blossom Time
1/30/16	Join Me Along the Way to Creating a Cookbook