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  • Panettone Bread Pudding With Apples
    Desserts,  Featured,  Recipes

    Panettone Bread Pudding With Apples

    A decadent version of bread pudding made with panettone and apples, perfect for a holiday dessert.

  • Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
    Desserts,  Recipes

    Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

    Pumpkin chiffon pie; a light and airy version of the traditional, destined to be a favorite.

  • Featured,  Main Course,  Recipes,  Salad,  Side Dishes

    Roasted Butternut Squash and Quinoa

    The perfect vegetarian side dish; it's addicting because the squash gets even sweeter when roasted and the quinoa has a nice nutty crunch along with the roasted pepitas.

  • Desserts,  Recipes

    Pears Poached in Red Wine with Orange Cardamom Sabayon

    Pears Poached in Red Wine with Orange Cardamom Sabayon

  • Marinated-Dungeness
    Appetizers,  Recipes

    Marinated and Chilled, Cracked Dungeness Crab Legs

    Marinated and Chilled, Cracked Dungeness Crab Legs

  • Chocolate Tart with Salted Caramel
    Desserts,  Recipes

    Chocolate Tart with Salted Caramel

    Chocolate Tart with Salted Caramel; the perfect combination of sweet and salty.

  • Lemon Curd and Chocolate Ganache Tart
    Desserts,  Recipes

    Lemon Curd and Chocolate Ganache Tart

    Chocolate Ganache Tart with Lemon Curd

  • Chocolate Budino
    Desserts,  Recipes

    Chocolate Budino With Espresso Cream

    Recipe for a sinfully rich chocolate budino with only three ingredients.

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Dinner at home, Yellowtail/Hamachi two ways. Crudo Dinner at home, Yellowtail/Hamachi two ways. Crudo with cucumber, lemon juice, coriander seed, sesame oil, and sweet soy sauce. Grilled with avocado, lemon juice, fresh herbs and pink and green peppercorns.
Fish freshly caught by our friend @elnomad1 This was some of the best yellowtail I've ever had!
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#hamachi #yellowtail #cooking #cookingathome #crudo
Happy Holidays! Tonight's birthday/Xmas Eve cake i Happy Holidays! Tonight's birthday/Xmas Eve cake is a Chocolate sour cream cake with cream cheese frosting and homemade toffee!
#chocolate #chocolatecake #toffee #desserts #christmas #holiday
California Nicoise style salad (subbed avocado for California Nicoise style salad (subbed avocado for potatoes) with a Dijon mustard vinaigrette. 
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#salad #healtyfood #pescatarian  #formerchef #weightwatchers #3points
Every year like clockwork. Pumpkin Chiffon Pie=Tha Every year like clockwork. Pumpkin Chiffon Pie=Thanksgiving for me. 
The recipe and the story behind this pie lives on the blog. Link in profile.
Today I made fresh roasted tomato soup with the la Today I made fresh roasted tomato soup with the last of the tomatoes from my garden!
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#tomatosoup #grilledcheese #vegetarian #vegan
Dinner; double thick pork chops topped with a fres Dinner; double thick pork chops topped with a fresh tomato sauce made with onions, garlic, green chili and capers. Served with brown rice and roasted asparagus. 

#dinner #porkchops #tomatoes #pork #formerchef
Want an easy and healthy week night meal? Try maki Want an easy and healthy week night meal? Try making wonton soup. Use frozen wontons, lots of vegetables (carrots, cabbage,  bok choy, zucchini,  whateveryou have), fresh ginger, homemade (or boxed/canned) chicken stock, and chili oil. Delicious and satisfying!
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Going to the Hollywood Bowl and made my own "picni Going to the Hollywood Bowl and made my own "picnic boxes". Seared wild salmon, brown rice and bean salad, asparagus,  tzatziki, roasted vegetables,  tomatoes and feta.
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#formerchef #wildsalmon #cookingathome #hollywodbowl #alanismorissette
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