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Winter Quinoa Salad with Mixed Beans and Tahini-Chili Dressing

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    Frittata with Prosciutto, Potatoes & Thyme

    Frittata with Prosciutto, Potatoes & Thyme

  • Desserts,  How to/ Basics,  Recipes

    Chocolate Ganache Tart with Fresh Strawberries; or How to Make Sweet Tart Dough

    Chocolate Ganache Tart with Fresh Strawberries; or How to Make Sweet Tart Dough

  • Food Markets,  How to/ Basics,  Recipes

    How to Make a Basic Vinaigrette

    Saturday mornings there’s a decent-sized Farmer’s Market in Pasadena, CA. It’s been a while since I’ve been there, but I went this past weekend. I have to say it puts my local market (which is barely one step above mini swap meet)…

  • Gardening

    Garden Update; Still Battling the Monsters

    We are still fighting the good fight against the raccoons. They tear down my fence, I repair it. I sprinkle pepper everywhere, they use it to season the onions they steal from my garden. I buy “Critter-Repellent” which contains the…

  • Main Course,  Recipes

    Rolled & Roasted; Herb Pork Loin with Port Wine Balsamic Sauce

    Perhaps my timing is not good here. Am I being insensitive posting a Pork recipe during this time of Swine Flu “crisis”? I don’t know… I made this roast for Easter Sunday dinner, well before all the drama started. I…

  • Appetizers,  Recipes

    Beet Salad with Barley, Goat Cheese, Arugula & Mint

      A couple of weeks ago when we were at A 16 in San Francisco we had a wonderful “Roasted Beets with Full Belly Farm Farro Salad, roasted cipolline, mint & ricotta salata.” I said at the time, “I’m going…

  • Restaurants,  Travel

    Dining in San Francisco; Delfina Restaurant

    Delfina www.delfinasf.com We had dinner at Delfina on a Tuesday night in early April. We arrive at Delfina and are seated right away at a table in the main dining room. Like most restaurants we’ve been to in San Francisco,…

  • How to make homemade lemonade
    Drinks,  How to/ Basics,  Recipes

    A Tale of Two Lemons; How to Make Fresh Lemonade

    How to make fresh lemonade

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