Frittata with Prosciutto, Potatoes & Thyme
Frittata with Prosciutto, Potatoes & Thyme
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
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
A Tale of Two Lemons; How to Make Fresh Lemonade
How to make fresh lemonade