This is a bonafide pantry cake! It was created as “Plan B” to my original idea for this month’s blog since the main ingredient for “Plan A” was not available due to restricted shopping and limited options. It’s apropos to these days of sheltering-in-place with…
We’ve been sheltering in place around the Bay Area for several weeks. I think there’s no time like the present to bring spice into our days that are blurring one into the next. This chicken packs a spicy punch for a “Blursday” dinner and will…
I flirt with the idea of a ketogenic diet. I appreciate the health benefits from eliminating sugar and refined grains, but still am not prepared to fully commit. This, after successfully dropping several L-Bs nearly ten years ago on a keto diet. Back then…
I recently enjoyed Poisson en Papillote at an excellent French bistro in San Francisco. I was with about a dozen friends who raved about the fish dish, served family-style – and several wondered how they might create it at home when I declared it would…
There is no shortage of vine-ripened, near candy-sweet, cherry tomatoes at this point of summer. If your garden hasn’t already exploded with them, you can join other urbanites and get them at bargain prices at a farmers market near you! When I first spied this…
This is a favorite cake that’s versatile and makes the most out of fresh summer berries. It’s quick to pull together with ingredients usually at hand – plus the fresh berries. Truth be told, I go weak in the knees for pretty much berry-anything this…
The cool and rainy California spring has delayed the arrival of summer fruits and vegetables. Finally, we are seeing local summer squashes, which are a welcome sight after long months of winter’s harvest. I may tire of summer squash come October, but for now I’m…
My first, and fortunate, taste of home cooked Filipino food was prepared by my friend, Erlinda, about 25 years ago. She and her husband, Amador, are skilled in their kitchen, and over the years I’ve enjoyed their lovingly prepared dishes. Just ask me sometime about…
There is so much to love about this chewy, chocolate-y, colossal cookie! It whizzes up quickly in the food processor with a few ingredients you are likely to have on hand. Following a quick shaping and baking, you are happily munching a warm cookie –…
Crisp autumn air means the start of baking season for me, although I can rationalize a quick baking project on even the warmest summer days. In our house cookies reign. I saw this recipe in a recent newsletter feed and it got me thinking…