The other day I went to the SF Academy of Science with my son. We love going there and we also love to eat there. They have a lot of different options for food including the fabulous Moss Room. If you live near SF or...
In the South we eat Black-eyed peas every New Year's Day for good luck. I could eat them every day. I love them so much. Over the years I have found that Black-eyed peas are a very versatile bean and can go with many different...
Happy New Year! Here we are already the end of January almost 1 whole month into 2011. I can't believe it. January. The dead of winter, the month when we are all trying to stick to our New Year's resolutions. It's cold and dark and...
So the Holiday Season is upon us once again. I love the holidays. I love walking in downtown SF and looking at all the beautiful holiday decorations that are up and listening o the street musicians do their renderings of the holiday classics. One thing I...
Tis the Season and all that. The season for baking cookies. I know many of you probably have your old family favorites and don't want to see another cookie recipe about now, but what can I say? I baked these little Butter Chocolate Chip cookies...
I love cauliflower. I would go so far to say that it i my favorite vegetable. This week. Seriously though, I find it to be very versatile and delicious. Recently I even saw someone on Food TV make a cauliflower ragout and serve it with...
I often face the age old question at my house-how can I get my 4 yr old to eat his veggies? I have begged, threatened, pleaded and tried bribing. It usually results in a flat out refusal to eat or him taking 1 bite and...
It's been a long rainy week-end in Northern Cali. Perfect cooking and baking weather. Also perfect weather for laying around in front of the fire and reading cookbooks. I recently popped into Tyler Florence's Shop which I am lucky enough to live very close to. I...
It's rainy and cold in Mill Valley. It turned into winter overnight it seems. Got the Giants vs. Phillies on TV and a fire in the fireplace. It's quite cozy in here. Today is the kind of day where you just want comfort food. It's definitely...
So I have been thinking about eggplant a lot lately. I have been in the mood for it since last week when I stayed with my sister in Tennessee. She had all this fresh eggplant from their garden that was just waiting to be turned...