Veggie Pork Fried Rice: how I got my kid to eat, and love, vegetables! Jump to Recipe I struggled with the title of this post – How My Kids Learned to Love Vegetables would have been good, Veggie Pork Fried Rice for Whole Foods Newport Beach Grand Opening was appropriate but too long, How to […]
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Curry Cauliflower Dip
Memorial Weekend marks the beginning of summer and I am ready! We don’t have any plans for the three-day weekend, except waking up at 6:00 a.m. to greet the early birds at our everything-must-go moving sale on Saturday – oh joy đŸ™‚  Whether you’re just kicking back to enjoy an extra day off or rounding […]
SOL’s Sweet Potato and Black Bean Taco
In February, I attended a party at SOL COCINA to celebrate Chef Deborah Schneider and her Baja-style tacos being featured in Oprah’s O Magazine! (February issue). Writer Julie Powell declares a Taco Fiesta: the Easiest Dinner Party You’ll Ever Throw; there’s no argument from me that a taco bar with an array of fillings and toppings is a […]
What To Do In Hong Kong – Visit a Chinese Herbalist
What to do in Hong Kong? What to do in Hong Kong if you’re looking to travel deeper? Without a doubt, the most culturally authentic experience I had while in Hong Kong was visiting a Chinese herbalist. Hong Kong, with direct access to mainland China’s vast herbal cornucopia, has the most flourishing herbal medicine trade […]
Kitchen Aid with White on Rice Couple, Cristina Ferrare + Joy the Baker!
When you’re invited to an afternoon with Cristina Ferrare and Joy the Baker at the studio/kitchen of Diane Cu and Todd Porter – the White on Rice Couple – Â co-hosted by Kitchen Aid, you know you’re in for a deliciously fun time! Throw in meeting many of the talented and creative food bloggers from LA, […]
5 Star Makeover: Beets
This month’s 5 Star Makeover Challenge is BEETS. Beets are at peak season in the winter months and our challenge is to make them shine in ways you may never have considered. Five Star Makeover is hosted by the lovely and talented Natasha of 5 Star Foodie and Laz, the creative mastermind behind Lazaro Cooks. […]
Mushroom, Apple and Sage Stuffed Red Onions
While everyone’s been baking their little hearts out; tempting readers with homey gingerbread cakes, elegant pavlovas, and every deletable cookie imaginable, I’ve been busy experimenting with low-sodium, heart healthy, savory side dishes that will flatter the main attraction at your holiday table. Always mindful of making meals that delight your taste buds while nurturing your […]
Recipe for Carrot Pumpkin; Sauce or Soup
Happy Halloween !!! From ghoulies and ghosties and long leggety beasties and things that go bump in the night, Good Lord deliver us! … Scottish saying Whatever you feel about the “holiday” – love it or hate it, costume or not, lights on or lights off – it’s an opportunity to revel in the pumpkin. […]
Carrot Pumpkin; Sauce or Soup
Are you as thrilled as I am that fall has arrived? All apples, cinnamon and pumpkins, brisk mornings, cozy fires, Halloween excitement, the hills dotted with hints of the brilliant colors to come… This past weekend I made a batch of sweet and savory baked apples for a little harvest party at Rustic Garden Bistro‘s […]
Weiner Schnitzel – Classic Pairing for Gruner Veltliner
Allow me to introduce you to my new favorite wine: Austrian GrĂ¼ner Veltliner [GROO-ner Felt-lih-ner] and its classic food pairing: Weiner Schnitzel. Not just any Weiner Schnitzel, but Austrian celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck’s Weiner Schnitzel recipe. About GrĂ¼ner Veltliner GrĂ¼ner Veltliner is the signature grape of Austria, where it accounts for about 30 percent of […]