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Monthly Archives: May 2011
How To Roast Garlic
We just got home from a delightful weekend visiting my brother in Santa Cruz. One of the things I love about driving up north is passing through Gilroy and other California farm towns. When you open your windows in Gilroy, … Continue reading
Posted in Gluten-free, Ingredient, Snacks, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged cherries, farm towns, garlic, gilroy, roasting, strawberries, vermouth
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Friday Flowers: Nastursiums! Grapefruit-Avocado Salad Recipe
Welcome, everybody, to my first “Friday Flowers!” Flowers inspire me greatly — and different flowers make me think about different foods. “Friday Flowers” isn’t necessarily about adding floral items to what I’m cooking. Flowers often just make me think of … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Gluten-free, Salads, Springtime, Summertime, Vegetarian
Tagged avocado, blue cheese, champagne, friday flowers, grapefruit, pistachios, salad
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Dulce De Leche Chocolate Pretzel Cookie Recipe
YUM! These cookies are “carameley,” chocolatey, salty, and chewy! Oh-so-good! Who doesn’t love a good cookie!? I don’t think I even want to know. For me, a good cookie involves a lot of chunks (much like a good ice-cream). Every … Continue reading
How To Make Dulce De Leche
One ingredient is all you need to make this dulce de leche. That’s it! Sweetened Condensed Milk. And yes, it takes a whopping 6 hours or so to turn it into “gold,” but you’ll only be involved for about 5 … Continue reading
Posted in Gluten-free, Ingredient, Sweets
Tagged caramel, dessert, dulce de leche, howtomakedulcedeleche, sweetened condensed milk
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Smoked Salmon-Asparagus Breakfast Pizza Recipe
Brunch is my favorite meal. I’ve always loved it. Brunch happens all too rarely. It really can’t take place on workdays, school days, or “normal” days. Brunch is special — reserved for vacations, holidays, birthdays, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduations, … Continue reading
Camp Blogaway and Watermelon-Lime Mimosa Smoothie Recipe
Spending a weekend in the mountains with fellow food bloggers at Camp Blogaway has been a real highlight of my year! It’s also part of what led me to this blog, so I don’t want to go another day without … Continue reading
Posted in Brunch, Drinks, Fruits
Tagged beverages, brunch, champagne, cocktails, drinks, fruit, limes, orange juice, watermelon
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Miso Marinated Black Cod with Bok Choy-Pepper Stir Fry
So here it is: the dinner I served for my dad’s birthday. (That dinner was capped off with my Espresso Ice-Cream Pie.) This dish really is something special. While the marinade is amazing and definitely adds incredible flavor, I have … Continue reading
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Posted in Dinner, Entree, Fish and Seafood, Gluten-free, Holiday, Lunch, Vegetables
Tagged bell pepper, bok choy, broiling, dinner, entree, fish, miso
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Espresso Ice-Cream Pie Recipe
I have always wondered how an Oreo cookie crust would taste if I added a handful of espresso powder to it. Truthfully, I’ve actually been wondering this for about a year. Now I know. It’s amazing! We had a birthday … Continue reading
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Posted in Gluten-free, Sweets
Tagged coffee, coffee desserts, cookies, dessert, espresso, ice-cream, pie, sweets
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Apple-Bacon Roasted Chicken Recipe
June gloom is starting a bit early in L.A., and yesterday was chilly and foggy. While I love the sunshine, I also appreciate an excuse to cook warming foods! And roasting a whole chicken with aromatic flavors is an easy … Continue reading
Pin ItPlantain-Picadillo Empenada Recipe
This recipe is insanely delicious. Really and truly delicious! (You’ll learn I don’t hold back when I like something.) I love Latin flavors and I cooked up a storm for Cinco de Mayo this year. This Picadillo recipe was the … Continue reading
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Posted in Appetizers, Dinner, Entree, Gluten-free, Holiday, Hors D'oeuvres, Lunch, Meats
Tagged almond meal, capers, chipotles, Cinco de Mayo, cumin, garlic, gluten-free, holiday's, Latin food, Mexican food, onion, plantains, raisins, salsa, skirt steak, tomatoes
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