Recipes
Wild Mushrooms with Polenta, Sun Dried Tomatoes and Goat Cheese
Spring has sprung in Southern California! In one week we’ve gone from rain and chill to sunshine and 90 degrees. It was quite a shock to the system and I suddenly find myself craving lighter food, salads filled with fresh vegetables and meatless meals.…
Home Made Chicken Stock
How to make homemade Chicken Stock
Chocolate Banana Bread with Flax and Whole Wheat
Do you associate banana bread with the 1970’s? I know I do. In that era of hippies and free love, there was a push toward eating healthy and that’s when natural food stores, macrobiotics and crimes against nature like carob came…
Pastrami Made From Scratch
How to make Pastrami from scratch
How to Brine and Roast a Chicken
How to brine and roast a whole chicken.
Savory Scones with Pecorino and Black Pepper
People start collections for many reasons. For some it’s amusement, for others it’s hopes of future profit and for some it’s a full blown passion (cough <obsession> cough). But in most cases, people’s collections are a connection to something which speaks…
Bucatini all’ Amatriciana, Making Guanciale, and Charcutepalooza!
Making Guanciale, a recipe for the Roman Bucatini all' Amatriciana.
Meyer Lemon Pudding Cakes
These little pudding cakes are a cross between lemon curd and a lemon souffle.
