Summer Comfort: Vegetarian Mulligatawny
Comfort food is not just for fall and winter. I don’t know about you, but sometimes in the summer I need a little comforting. But seriously, most “comfort foods” just […]
Category Archives: Cooking
What I’m cooking now.
Garlic Giveaway! And Great Garlic Cookoff Announcement!
I’m excited and happy to announce that I’ll be heading to Gilroy at the end of the month for the Gilroy Garlic Festival and I’ll be covering the Great Garlic […]
Potato Salad with Green Beans, Pea Shoots and Smoked Albacore
I was going to put up a recipe for my favorite “old fashioned” potato salad for the 4th of July. It’s really good, with chunks of cheddar, smokey bacon bits […]
Prima Terra™ at Hawarden Hills Academy
The first day of Summer was a cheesy day at HHA! The kids loved it! We made a simple farmer’s style cheese (recipe below). It was the perfect recipe for […]
Go Ahead: Take a Bite!
You’re not going to find a recipe here today. But you’re definitely going to find something yummy and beautiful and so darn cute your head just might explode. If you […]
Farmer’s Cheese (in the City)
I made cheese yesterday. Farmer’s Cheese. Queso Fresco. Ricotta. Call it what you will. I’ve been reciting Little Miss Muffet all day. I hate spiders. I got a little creative […]
Five Things I Love (and Miss) About My Dad
My Dad Was a Fantastic Cook. Mom didn’t really like to cook. She’d manage to put meals on the table during the week though, because that’s what moms did. My […]
Lamb-tastic!
When I was growing up, we only had lamb at our dinner table a handful of times. It was expensive and reserved for special occasions. And when we did have […]
The Dirty Work – A Giveaway!
I cook–a lot. I clean–a lot. Duh. I use The Scrubbies, the best cleaning pad you’ll ever use. And the only one you’ll ever need. No, The Scrubbies are […]
Quinoa: The New Couscous (or Polenta, or Grits . . .)
We’re gearing up for a heat wave over the weekend here in Southern California. They’re saying we may break some heat records. Hot weather gets me thinking about salad. Not […]
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