Book Club Tea Party ~ Fun times are bound to ensue at your next book club when you turn it into a tea party. Tea enhanced scones, anglaise, meringues,…
Blackberry Sauce ~ Pureed blackberries with lemon juice and sugar thinned with water making a sweet sauce that can be used over ice cream, in cocktails, and pancakes; the…
Quick Minestrone Soup
Quick Minestrone Soup ~ Quintessential Italian soup made quickly for an easy meal.Who doesn’t love a hearty bowl of soup? Who doesn’t love a hearty bowl of Italian soup?…
Winter Fancy Foods Show ~ Speciality Foods show in San Francisco in January 2016 If there is a heaven, I image it to be located at the Moscone Center…
Roasted Broccoli and Sausage Pasta ~ Seasoned roasted broccoli and Italian sausage lend exquisite flavor to this simple pasta dish all tossed with Romano cheese.If you’ve looked at the…
Tuna Rillettes in Endive ~ New take on a French classic, water-packed tuna mixed with shallots sautéed in butter, parsley, bacon renderings, and cognac and placed in endive leaves. Are you…
Pomegranate Honey Chicken ~ A sweet pomegranate honey marinade is transformed into sweet, sticky, and savory glaze/gravy for chicken pan-fried in a skillet and finished in the oven. This post…
Quick Granola Bars ~ Easy to make granola bars loaded with dried cranberries, raisins, sunflower seeds, and almonds to ease your morning breakfast routine. This will not come as…
Abura Ya Oakland CA ~ Japanese Fried Chicken and sides dishes you’ll die over in the Bay Area, utterly worth seeking out and stopping for.Recently I went to San Francisco/Oakland…
Asian-Inspired Chicken Salad with Almond-Sesame Dressing
Asian-Inspired Chicken Salad with Almond-Sesame Dressing ~ Mixed greens, grilled chicken, edamame and more all tossed in tangy almond sesame dressing.The holidays have been over for a month now.…










