Month: July 2021

I love Italian food, but lets face it Italian food doesn’t love my butt and thighs! Italian food is filled with high-fat cheeses, butter, heavy oils and lots and lots…

The cold autumn weather has been a great excuse to drink hot chocolate in excess. My favorite chocolate fall beverage is pumpkin hot chocolate topped with toasted marshmallows. It’s rich,…

OK, I get it. The liver is one of those things you either love or hate–it’s got its characteristic texture and smell that understandably weirds some people out. BUT. I…

Unlike chocolate sponge cake, plum cakes, or carrot cake, the lemon tart is the dessert or snack recipe that gets everyone on the same page. Not too sweet, not too…

I am a slow reader with a strong belief to miss out on the little details and select words that are so important to build my picture with my inner…

It may be late September, but tomato season is still flourishing in the San Francisco Bay area. Last weekend, I attended a tomato-tasting party, so tomatoes have been on my…

There is nothing better than chocolate and peanut butter and when you put them together, let's say magic happens. The rain is parting, and the clouds are parting, and the…

For those of you who have been a part of the kitchen bench community for quite some time, you would know that I am a fan of Heidi Swanson’s cookbook…

Although originating in the United Kingdom, Buttermilk Pie has been a staple in pie hutches across the South for generations. This recipe for Buttermilk Pie brings you the same creamy…

I recently asked the question through social media what meal do you like to eat, cook, order when you are home alone. Imagine this, you are all alone, you do…

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the first recipe I ever created. (Not exactly a big deal now, but four years ago I was amazed that my intuition could…

I remember being offered sauerkraut as a condiment to hot dogs as a kid. I’d plug my nose, squinch up my eyes and gasp “No thank you!” What I wanted…

Did I have you at margarita?? This simple, super juicy chicken was so easy to put together, it could even work for a weeknight meal. I served it with black…

This recipe was a little different for me because it included cake flour, rather than regular flour. I usually just use regular flour, even when a recipe calls for the…

We are renovating our home since late summer last year. No kidding it was quite painful sometimes but I am thrilled seeing the results. We are almost done and I…