Normally, when I think of lentils, all that comes to mind is lentil soup and warm French lentil salad that comes in a mini, aged cast iron crock at one of our favorite restaurants that we frequent when in Paris. Other than that – I draw a blank. But knowing how nutritious they are and […]
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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 – 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, […]
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 […]
Creamy Zucchini and Goat Cheese Dip
Drumroll…. here’s the third recipe in this year’s Zucchini Throwdown and I’m dedicating it to Roxana of A Little Bit of Everything because of her kind comment urging me to keep them coming on my previous post where I declared an end to zucchini season 🙂 Don’t get the wrong impression, just because this humble […]
5 Star Makeover: Courgette and Mint Tian
With kids at home and everyone preoccupied with exciting summer vacation plans, June’s 5 Star Makeover was extended to June/July 5 Star Makeover. Thank you to our benevolent leaders, Natasha and Lazaro, because there was a lot of stuff that went down in my humble abode in the past two months, unfortunately none of it […]
Pulled Pork and Mexican Zucchini with Corn
In May, I began contributing my Travel-Eats articles at Honest Cooking along with “70 of the world’s most interesting food & beverage writers, bloggers, photographers and Chefs featured on Honest Cooking”. I’m proud to be considered one of the 70 and join several esteemed food bloggers that I know: Nancy at Spicie Foodie, Alisha at […]
The Long Goodbye
I’ve been kind of melancholy – its partially the weather, it’s been overcast every day until at least noon here on the coast, its also because summer is drawing to a close, but I’m certain that most of it has to do with the beginning of school. Moms and dads everywhere are scurrying to complete […]
Summer Vegetable Gratin
Thanks to my friend Diane, I went to see a movie and came home with a cornucopia of fresh, organic produce. Diane, a Master Gardener who specializes in edible gardens, had been to a garden swap and brought two huge baskets full of veggies, including some unique varieties of heirloom tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, etc. with […]