Just recently, Sol Cocina in Newport Beach celebrated their one year anniversary with a week-long celebration that ended with a bash for a few hundred of their avid friends. Sol Cocina occupies a beautiful space designed to echo the expansiveness of the sea, sky, and desert of the Baja peninsula and successfully combines old world […]
Southwestern Turkey Burgers with Tomato and Corn Salad
Although we’ve been having typical southern California weather, most of the country has been blistering in 90+ temperatures, and just like those folks,I’d rather be firing up the grill or stoking a beach bonfire than inside cooking on the range. So following an afternoon spent lazily floating in the pool and dodging kids hurtling themselves […]
This week’s obsession….
Antidote to a hot summer’s day – Watermelon, cucumber, and feta salad with micro greens. A farm-to-table salad prepared by Chef Ryan Adams for the 2nd Annual Slow Food Orange County BBQ.
Grilled Whole Fish with Soy Ginger Sauce
What could be easier than grilling the whole fish? I mean, why bother with filleting when grilled whole fish looks impressive and is so flavorful! How to Select Fresh Fish Careening through the aisles of Costco in a carefully orchestrated path that circles around the wine bins and heads toward the fresh fish section, I […]
Give me all your chocolate
Not many things last five generations in today’s world, but Two Dumb Dames can not only boast that their family fudge recipes, handed down through the decades, have provided the livelihood for five generations of the Chambers/Sullivan/Walker family, but also satisfied the sweet cravings of thousands of visitors to the picturesque town of Eureka Springs, […]
Green Beans with Blue Cheese and Walnuts
Greeted by a bounty of green beans upon our return from vacation, I’ve been busily creating summertime salads that defy the term “salad” as it is commonly thought of, i.e. dressed salad greens with traditional salad toppings. The first was the classic Niçoise Salad, inspired by images of The Young Baker gleefully absorbing the sights, […]
This week’s obsession….
Two Dumb Dames in Eureka Springs, AR can satisfy ANY sweet tooth! Full article coming on Friday.
Dreaming of the French Riviera… Niçoise Salad
Thrilled to find an abundance of fresh young green beans on our return from languishing on a lake in the hills of the Ozarks, I instantly envisioned a colorful Niçoise salad filled with the flavors of the Mediterranean. How did I make the leap from freshly caught white bass, lightly coated with fine cornmeal, fried […]
Gastronomy Tales
Today’s Guest Blogger is Sonia Marsh who writes about her recent gastronomic experience at Restaurant du Vieux Pont, a one-star Michelin restaurant located in Belcastel, France. Sonia shares her writing on her website Gutsy Living and is in the final stages of revising her memoir: A Gutsy Move, about a family at risk who chucks their […]
This week’s obsession….
It’s hot here, what can I say. Oh, and the lemonade is organic 🙂