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Sunday, August 15, 2010

Caprese Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes

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I couldn't resist the beautiful colors of these organic heirloom tomatoes. I didn't have much luck growing them the last few years...
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Sunday, August 1, 2010

Biscotti with Lemon Curd and Fresh Blueberries

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Hubby and I went for a long hike up in the hills this morning so we were able to justify dessert. We had a sweet tooth (rather we have a sw...
Sunday, July 18, 2010

Zucchini flowers (or squash blossoms) stuffed with pesto ricotta

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Zucchini flowers, squash blossoms, fiori de zucca... however you prefer to call them is OK by me. While vacationing in Italy in May 2008 I...
Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Easy appetizer: Bite size Caprese salad

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A couple of weeks ago my friend Suely hosted a fun brunch with lots of delicious and healthy food. One of the favorites (by me and others)...
Sunday, July 4, 2010

Happy Independence Day!

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  Photo by pyrexboy78 of Flickr. Happy birthday to the USA! Isn't it strange how people usually say "Happy 4th of July" th...
Thursday, June 24, 2010

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day

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Lately I've been hearing and reading about how good the bread recipes are from the book Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day , by Jeff He...
Saturday, June 19, 2010

Cucumbers with cherries?

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I just received the July issue of Food and Wine magazine which features their annual list of Best New Chefs . Congratulations to all ten of...
Saturday, June 12, 2010

Coffee tidbits

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While enjoying my afternoon coffee I read a local magazine called Eucalyptus which had some interesting tidbits about coffee that I thought...
Sunday, June 6, 2010

Peachy attitude at the Farmer's Market

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What's there not to love about this time of the year? Warmer weather, longer days and the Farmer's Markets start to fill up with mor...
Monday, May 24, 2010

Nasturtium Risotto - David Kinch on The Martha Stewart Show

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Good thing I remembered to record Martha Stewart's show today because my fave chef was her guest, David Kinch of Manresa restaurant in L...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Chocolate and zucchini cake

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The organic zucchini I purchased the other day stared at me every time I opened the fridge. My intention was to grill it with some fish but ...
Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Top 10 FEEL-GOOD foods - Sunset.com

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I just found an article that I had saved from the January issue of Sunset magazine - the top 10 feel-good foods are: 1. Fresh sardines 2....
Sunday, April 25, 2010

It's peak artichoke season!

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How lucky I am to live just 50 miles away from the artichoke capital of Castroville, CA. It means a steady supply of fresh artichokes is ne...
Saturday, April 10, 2010

Alice Waters honored by the French Legion d'Honneur

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The article in this week's food section of my local newspaper focused on how Alice Waters continues to have high standards for her Chez...
Monday, March 15, 2010

Eating in Berkeley, CA

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Yesterday we decided to take a mini road trip up to the Oakland-Berkeley area (about an hour north of where we live). We started the mid mor...