Burger Meets Banh Mi, Deliciousness Ensues

At long last, we're about to have a 70+ degree weekend. And that means we're grilling for sure. Having blown through my grilling go-to's (flank steak and lamb burgers) last weekend for Memorial Day, last night I went back to a meatball experiment I did a few months ago, essentially taking the pork filling for a…

June 4, 20111Comment

Baking Recipes

Score One for School Food: Ranger Cookies or Flying Saucers

Last week, a friend of mine posted on Facebook that she had a craving for the cheese rolls that our high school cafeteria sold in the mornings and during passing period. That made me remember the big flat chocolate chip cookies -- greasy with shortening, a little underbaked, and only 50 cents (or was it…

May 29, 20119Comments

Recipes

Cooking from the Pantry: Israeli Couscous

If you're not already sitting in your car on your way to your Memorial Day weekend destination, you're probably making your weekend grill plan. Usually, I'd be thinking burgers, maybe ribs, and mac salad, but not everyone around here eats mayo (I know - it erases practically an entire food group). The other night we ordered…

May 27, 20110Comments

Recipes

Spring at the Farmers Market: Onions

I’m always just a little bit jealous listening to the market report from the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers Market on Good Food. I was a Saturday Santa Monica girl for years and when it comes to produce, that market (and California in general) can't be beat. Spring has been slow to arrive everywhere, but down…

May 24, 20110Comments

Baking Recipes

The Three B’s — Banana, Bran, Blueberry

Whenever I find myself in front of the pastry case at Starbucks, I can’t fool myself into thinking that the blueberry muffin is going to be a good idea…even when it’s at the airport, I’m headed on vacation and letting myself eat what I want.

May 22, 20117Comments

Recipes

bills corn fritters

If Americans have heard of Bill Granger, they’ve probably either been to his restaurants in Sydney (and now Japan, apparently) or possibly seen his show, “bills food” on the Cooking Channel (Sunday mornings, 9 a.m. ET -- plug plug!). Why Curtis whats-his-name is catching on Stateside and bill remains a secret, I can’t tell –…

May 20, 20111Comment

Main Course Recipes

Leftovers: Quick(ish) Posole Rojo

Years ago at Hop Kiln Winery we had a crockpot posole rojo with chicken that was a revelation with Marty's Big Red - a meritage that's now just called "Big Red." I later discovered posole is really meant to have pork, and should be made with dried chiles and dried hominy. So the whole thing…

May 8, 20111Comment

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Shower Favors

Favor box - actual size As much as people want to hate Martha Stewart, you have to admit some of her product lines deliver some cute stuff -- like these tissue paper flower boxes in her Martha Stewart Crafts line. When we first started planning for Erin's shower, I stumbled on these while surfing online. So…

March 29, 20080Comments

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March Showers Bring Mid-April Babies (We Hope)

The weekend after I got back from Australia I was a co-hostess of a baby shower for my dear friend Erin who is now on bed rest -- yikes! Miss Sophia isn't due until early May so we're all keeping our fingers crossed that that little bun stays in the oven for a few more…

March 28, 20080Comments

Travel

More Scenes from Australia

> Here comes the Sun... Here comes the rain - doo n doo oo That's for real And so is this - bats in the Sydney Botanical Garden Sydney from Circular Quay (that's key, not kway) Anzac War Memorial

March 28, 20080Comments

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Burger Meets Banh Mi, Deliciousness Ensues

Cooking from the Pantry: Israeli Couscous

Spring at the Farmers Market: Onions

The Three B’s — Banana, Bran, Blueberry

bills corn fritters

Leftovers: Quick(ish) Posole Rojo

Shower Favors

March Showers Bring Mid-April Babies (We Hope)

More Scenes from Australia

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