Allow me to introduce you to my new favorite wine: Austrian Grüner 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 Grüner Veltliner Grüner Veltliner is the signature grape of Austria, where it accounts for about 30 percent of […]
Quick Peach Crisp
No one seems to be happy about the state of public school lunches in America – they are quite appalling. When I think back, it seems that complaining about school lunches has always been the norm – it’s just that now we’re more concerned with the actual nutritional value that kids receive from a lunch […]
Enchiladas with Hatch Chile Sauce
When is Hatch Chile Season? Don’t worry! You’re not too late, Hatch Chile season typically begins in late August/beginning of September and lasts until mid-October so you’re hitting it at its peak! Although a touch of heat adds just the zing I prefer in most dishes, I guess I’m not a true chile-head, because I […]
Silver Trumpet
During Orange County Restaurant Week, I had the pleasure of joining two food-loving friends, Patty (My Foodie Page) and Bobby (100 Eats, 100 Days) for lunch at the Silver Trumpet in the Wyndham Hotel, Costa Mesa. Other than my Travel Easts posts, most of my dining adventures are local to Orange County and I must […]
Tomato Mango Ketchup
Since I started writing about food and cooking almost two years ago, I’ve only used what’s referred to as a P&S (point and shoot) camera – a Canon PowerShot SX200IS to be specific – and was damn proud of the photos I produced with my cute blue camera. I’ve always been a tiny bit envious […]
New Beginnings at Five Crowns
The iconic Five Crowns in Corona del Mar manages to capture your heart with it’s unexpected Old English charm and character and incongruous location along the ribbon of Coast Highway between the surf and sand beach communities of Newport and Laguna Beach. A lovely replica of one of England’s oldest country inns, Ye Olde Bell, […]
Summer’s Last Hurrah
Welcome back, or maybe you didn’t do any traveling for summer’s last hurrah, either way – I hope you had a relaxing and fun-filled Labor Day weekend! Whether it’s with a sigh of relief or a twinge of regret, we wave good bye to summer and return to our school/work routines while anticipating the balmy […]
7 Links Challenge
Today is my birthday and I got nothin’…. Well actually I have a lot – lots of birthday wishes, lots of love, and lots to be thankful for! As far as a post for you, I got nothin’ 😉 I’m typing while taste-testing the Chocolate Pretzel Frozen Yogurt that The Young Baker made for my […]
Girl and the Goat
Before traveling to Chicago earlier this month, I sent a tweet asking for suggestions on where I should chow while visiting the Windy City. I was happy to receive several responses with suggestions for casual and fine-dining: iconic Chicago restaurants (The Pump Room), celebrity chef names (Frontera Grill), wine bar restos (Bin 36) and, of […]
True Food Kitchen’s No-Bake Chocolate Tart
A rich chocolatey dessert that requires no baking! Bonus: it’s deliciously raw, vegan, diary free and gluten free! Lately, it’s become my mission to find heart healthy items on the menus of Orange County’s finest restaurants. I mean, what happened to the emphasis on lighter, lean protein, lower-sodium, fiber rich entrees with those cute hearts […]