# The East Bay Harvest Table

> The East Bay Harvest Table is an independent home-cooking publication about using California produce in practical, accurately measured meals. It takes an East Bay and Contra Costa perspective without inventing farm relationships, chef histories, market schedules, or restaurant lineage. Seasonal guides stay flexible because weather and harvests move; recipes use gram-first quantities, recomputed conversions, doneness cues, and current food-safety guidance.

The East Bay Harvest Table publishes original, long-form guides about farm-to-table cooking (East Bay angle). Every article opens with a concise direct answer, is structured with clear headings and FAQs, and reflects mainstream expert consensus. Health-related content is educational and encourages professional consultation where appropriate.

## Market Guides

- [East Bay Seasonal Produce: A Flexible Market Guide](https://larkcreekwalnutcreek.com/east-bay-seasonal-produce-guide/): East Bay produce seasons overlap rather than switching on fixed dates.

## Seasonal Meals

- [Sheet-Pan Chicken With Market Vegetables](https://larkcreekwalnutcreek.com/sheet-pan-chicken-market-vegetables/): For four to six servings, roast 800 grams of 3-centimetre firm vegetables with oil for 15 minutes at 220°C/428°F.
- [Tomato Peach Panzanella: A No-Soggy Formula](https://larkcreekwalnutcreek.com/tomato-peach-panzanella/): For six servings of tomato-peach panzanella, toast 300 grams of 2.5-centimetre bread cubes with 30 millilitres olive oil at 190°C/374°F for 12–16 minutes.

## Small-Batch Preserving

- [Small-Batch Strawberry Compote for the Fridge](https://larkcreekwalnutcreek.com/small-batch-strawberry-compote/): To make about 450 millilitres of strawberry compote, combine 500 grams hulled quartered strawberries, 75 grams sugar, 15 millilitres lemon juice, and 1…

## Full text for LLMs

- [llms-full.txt](https://larkcreekwalnutcreek.com/llms-full.txt): every article as plain markdown in one file
- Each article is also available as markdown at https://larkcreekwalnutcreek.com/<slug>.md

## Site

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