March 29, 2010

I just got back from an amazing week of relaxation in Hawaii and one of the amazing sights I was...

December 23, 2009
zweigelt

Let's start with A, which stands for Anything You Like.  Drink what you like! ...

December 22, 2009
tamale

This last Saturday, a bunch of us gathered for our first annual Christmas tamale making party....

December 16, 2009
pasta chicken gratin

I remember going to the home of my parents' friends one night sometime in the mid-70s and...

November 27, 2009
turkey sandwich

The day after Thanksgiving, it was quiet in the morn’, turkey sandwich or soup I am so torn!...

November 25, 2009

Lambrusco? Huh? That cloying, fizzy drink? Nope. Cast away your preconceived notions! The 2008...

November 24, 2009
spiced ice cream

Thanksgiving is a holiday of tradition, all the way to dessert.  Even when something...

November 4, 2009
breadfruit coconut curry

Our omnivore's attempt to go vegetarian for a week of Meatless Monday led us to the...

August 16, 2009
Goat Cheese Stuffed Zucchini Rolls

Oh, what to do with all that zucchini! It's piled high in farmers markets, your neighbor's...

April 7, 2009
feijoada

I'm a bean kinda girl. Refried, stewed, pork and beans, I love 'em all. I had feijoada the...

February 26, 2009
Ceviche de Pulpo

  We don't eat much octopus in the U.S., which frankly is a darn shame. My guess is...

February 14, 2009
Molten Chocolate Cakes

What is sexier than yummy gooey chocolate? I've always loved molten chocolate cake - partly...

January 29, 2009

Years ago there was a Friends episode where Monica was guarding a secret family chocolate chip...

January 14, 2009
malfatti

For such an amazingly good dish it has such a pessimistic name: malfatti. In Italian, malfatti...

January 12, 2009
pate

I love hosting cocktail parties, and the best advice I was given from a catering master for...

January 7, 2009
souther meal

We're happy to welcome Chris Barber, LA-based artist and food lover, as one of our new guest...

January 6, 2009
mangalitsa

I'm ashamed to say that my gifts to Barnaby this year were a bit self-serving: a fancy waffle...

December 25, 2008
crab cioppino

For as long as I can remember we've always had crab cioppino on Christmas Eve. It was a...

December 22, 2008
chorizo

There's an old cliché that says, "People who like politics and sausage shouldn't...

December 2, 2008
Lamb Shepherd's Pie

Shepherd's pie is a comforting meat pie made with layers of lamb (typically leftover from a...

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