AUGUST 2020 95Squash blossoms add a light squash flavor—as well as a fun pop of color—to Summer Squash with Poblano, Queso
Fresco, and Epazote (recipe p. 100). opposite: A bounty of California produce. Des Jardins typically drives to
Shaver Lake with a car full of groceries, and she keeps the cabin freezer stocked with all kinds of meat. Guests
always bring even more food, from cheese to fruit, and the group supplements meals with locally found
ingredients—sometimes that means catching fish; other times it’s foraging for mushrooms.