Bánh Mì Canapés with Cinnamon Pâté Toasted Baguette, Chili Aïoli Pickled Daikon, Carrot & Cucumber Sliced Jalapeño, Cilantro Garnish “There’s no reason to be intimidated by the idea of making pâté. You can just think of it as… Read more
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MY FAVORITE, A TRIBUTE TO CHARLIE TROTTER The Ultimate Vegetable Stir-Fry Tower Pea Sprouts, Shiitake, Soybean Sprouts, Pickled Japanese Cucumber & Red Jalapeño Chinese Chives, Tofu, Ginger, Cilantro Over an Organic Short Grain Rice… Read more
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A Trip to Little Saigon The New Year’s Eve Repas du Soir New Year’s Day Fabulous Leftovers Brunch Best friends, great memories, stellar food – that’s how we celebrate the New Year! The old gang is together again, this time we take A Trip To… Read more
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Warmest Wishes for a Wonderful Holiday Season from Our Home to Yours… Read more
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♡ The Stuffing Everyone Loves ♡ Is stuffing the overwhelming favorite Thanksgiving dish? According to the Foodbuzz Poll it is. I had no intention of posting my unfancy traditional stuffing recipe until I saw the poll results tweeted… Read more
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The Gratitude Tree After a decade of sharing our Thanksgiving gratitude on place-cards, we have a spiffy new ambassador for sharing our thankfulness! It’s a Gratitude Tree. In the past, we would put a place-card and pen on the table at every… Read more
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Fuyu Persimmon Tarte Tatin Persimmon is a most understood fruit. Those who “hate” persimmon probably do so as a result of a confusion between fuyu and hachiya varieties. If you attempted to eat an unripe hachiya, that is certainly the cause of… Read more
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An autumn affair! Oh, I am in love. He is fresh, sensuous, healthy, and playful. He is simultaneously familiar and exotic; simple and complex. His diverse tastes always reflect the season. And he is absolutely gorgeous. He is New Nordic… Read more
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“Please serve SCALLION BEEF on game day!” Natasha, the 5 Star Foodie & Lazaro of Lazaro Cooks! host the 5 Star Makeover Cooking Group, an outstanding monthly event for sharing ideas and creating gourmet makeovers of selected classic… Read more
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Maine Lobster & Homemade Pickled Okra Tossed with Fresh Fettuccine Spicy Gumbo Sauce Ground Sassafras & Celery Leaf Garnish Will you be entertaining anytime soon? May I suggest this dish as a pasta or main course, it’s a show… Read more
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Patriotic Red, White & Blue Potato Salad Trifle I woke before dawn to the sounds of police helicopters. Remembering it was 9/11, I jumped out of bed and ran to my deck overlooking the Port of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Harbor. All was calm…. Read more
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miso yaki onigiri flavored with asatsuki sprinkled with furikake of blended seaweeds & sesame seeds miso yaki onigiri stuffed with wasabi tuna sprinkled with furikake of red pepper flake, sesame seed, shaved bonito, nori, powdered… Read more
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It’s about the heat. With temperatures between 750° and 800°F a wood-fired pizza oven delivers an exceptional pizza that simply cannot be matched by a regular oven. High heat creates flavors and textures that cannot be duplicated when pizza is… Read more
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In Memoriam Julia Child August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004 chef, mentor, heroine, author, television icon, inspiration, nonagenarian, friend “Today we are going to make a delightful dinner, Caesar Salad and Salmon en Papillote. Of course,… Read more
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Happy Birthday America, Sweet Land of Liberty! As much as we have a passion for food and cooking, holidays, of course, have significance beyond what we’re eating. In addition to roasting a big beautiful turkey on Thanksgiving, we spend time… Read more
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Hello Summer! A Meal with Edible Flowers in Every Course Come stroll though my garden and the gardens of my dear friends Gail and Sally, and my sweet neighbor Grace. We’ll pick edible flowers including lavender, rose, geranium, society garlic… Read more
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Four-Layer Caviar Cake Taste With The Eyes is 4-years-old and we’re celebrating with cake! A unique cake apropos of a savory anniversary. Black Lumpfish Caviar from Iceland tops a molded sour cream/cream cheese/shallot layer over a molded… Read more
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roasted butternut squash & corn lasagna layered with corn tortilla, shredded mozzarella, and tomatillo sauce Already? The school year is winding to a close. It’s time to thank the parent volunteers for their energy, support, and dedication… Read more
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Gourmet Picnic Spicy Cold Soba Noodles with Peanut, Scallion, and Cilantro Radish, Tofu, Shiitake, Carrot, Cucumber, Edamame, Shrimp Natasha, the 5 Star Foodie & Lazaro of Lazaro Cooks! host the 5 Star Makeover Cooking Group, a fabulous… Read more
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Discovering Calabria – A Rustic Southern Italian Dinner Party Inspired this past weekend, by the recent gift of a new Calabrese cookbook, my friends and I prepared an authentic Southern Italian feast. The setting was beautifully simple, complete… Read more
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Branzino Sotto Sale, Salmoriglio Whole Salt-Baked Mediterranean Sea Bass with an olive oil-lemon-garlic herb sauce with red chiles… Read more
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Why is this night different from all other nights? The eight-day Passover holiday concludes today at nightfall. The story we tell at Passover isn’t a fairy tale that happened “once upon a time.” It is a true story. Each year at Passover we… Read more
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Our Beautiful Passover Seder Table, and Frogs! Extending warm wishes for a wonderful Passover from our family to yours… This post is the second in a series highlighting our Passover customs and traditions. Kristy & Stone The Passover… Read more
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Haroset חֲרֽוֹסֶת Welcome to our Seder! In the next few posts I plan to share customs of the Passover Seder. The Hebrew word seder means order. The Seder tells the story of how we were slaves in Egypt before God led us to freedom. Each… Read more
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Saffron Matzoh Balls Paella, Risotto alla Milanese, Bouillabaisse, Persian Pilafs, Indian Biryani dishes… make room! We can now add Matzoh Balls to the list of international foods flavored with that mysterious orange-hued spice with the bright… Read more
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My Legume Love Affair 11th Helping is officially underway! It is my honor and pleasure to be your hostess for this month’s edition of the wildly successful event created by Susan, The Well-Seasoned Cook. I hope you will join us by sharing your… Read more
Stony Hill Napa Valley 1995 Chardonnay Stony Hill Vineyard has been producing delicious, fruity, non-oaky Chardonnay for over a half century. This wine has been off my radar screen for years. Too bad. This is just the style of Chardonnay… Read more
grilled peaches & oregon blueberries balsamic molasses syrup/ black pepper/ vanilla ice cream Luscious peaches, smoky and warm, right off the grill are paired with plump Oregon blueberries and a small scoop of premium vanilla ice cream. The… Read more
