Happy Memorial Day! Cheers!
Who’s ready for the long weekend? I know I am. This is the weekend that unofficially kicks off the Summer outdoor season here in California. A lot of people will […]
Category Archives: Cooking
What I’m cooking now.
No Boring Salads!
It’s warm here in Southern California. It was downright hot earlier this week. When it gets warm, I start to think about salads. It’s just too hot to stand in […]
Delicious Stolen Property
Soooo . . . my neighbor was out of town over the weekend and I checked in on her house. You know, I did the neighborly thing and took in […]
The “I Like Pie” Giveaway!
I told you I’d have a fun give-away! I present to you, Julie Hession’s new cookbook, 175 Best Mini Pie Recipes: Sweet to Savory (published by Robert Rose (March 14, […]
Little Meats = Big Flavor
What’s your favorite Mexican food? Tacos? Enchiladas? Chile rellenos? What about the meat? Carne asada? Barbacoa? Al pastor? Maybe pollo asada? My favorite? Hands down: carnitas. Little nuggets of porky […]
Summer Sauce
The herbs are planted! I decided to do the herbs in pots on the deck again this year. I took the easy route. Maybe next year I’ll fulfill my dream […]
Happy Garlic Day!
Did you know that April 19 is National Garlic Day? Heck, there is even a website dedicated to National Garlic Day: http://www.nationalgarlicday.com. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like garlic. […]
HHA Cooking Classes
I am excited to start teaching cooking classes to students at Hawarden Hills Academy beginning in May. The classes will continue once a week through the Summer during HHA’s Summer […]
A Culinary Adventure in Catalan
Today, just for you, I’m posting about my fantastic culinary adventure vacation that my husband and I went on in the Summer of 2010, courtesy of Star Olive Oil. I […]
It’s “PBO” Season!
It’s Pillsbury Bake-Off (© 2013 ®/TM General Mills) season. Did you know there was such a thing? Competitive cooks do. The PBO (as we “insiders” like to call it) is […]
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