The Life of a Strawberryholic Since strawberries returned to our local farmers market our Sunday mornings start with a run to the market. As soon as we arrive home, the first couple of baskets of strawberries go into a colander, given a quick rinse, and placed on the counter for immediate consumption. The rest of …
I consider my weekly trip to our local Farmer’s Market as my sanity break from COVID-19. As the weather warms not only are more folks coming out but the variety of fruits and vegetables at the market has also blossomed. As the apples and pears bid us goodbye-cherries, stone fruits, and berries have slid into …
Time at home has led to much more cooking, baking, and eating than usual. Sadly, my expanding hips and waistline are definitive proof. The term freshman-15 has morphed into the quarantine-15 at this stage of my life. But, cooking and baking are comforting, an escape from the outside world. And I have the Luxury of …
The What I LOVE bread pudding. Sweet or savory, made with almost any kind of bread-from bagels to brioche, enveloped in a custard of eggs and milk, the epitome of comfort food. Each spoonful is a revelation, crispy, crunchy outside and meltingly soft custard-like inside, YUM, it’s so good. The Why I’m guessing bread pudding …
Friday night…my mind was thinking about the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. The plan, grilling on Monday. Something classic, burgers, potato salad, strawberry shortcake, the “Summer is finally here” meal. Saturday’s dinner was taken care of, take-out and delivery from one of the legacy restaurants in SF Chinatown, Kam Po. A fundraiser for Chinatown Community Development …
Hello? Why didn’t someone tell me it was National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day…a couple of days ago? Yep, I missed it. Well, I almost missed it. As I was doing my late-night perusal of Instagram, what should pop up on my feed? A luscious-looking pic of chocolate chip cookies with the banner shouting out “Happy …
Steamed Chicken with Chinese sausage, Delicious down home dish
A brief moment of escape from the reality of our world right now to enjoy a Margarita and celebrate Cinco de Mayo. I got the last bottle of Margarita Mix at TJs and unintentionally created a Cinco de Mayo dinner that looked like an ad campaign for kitchen appliances. Tortilla press for homemade tortillas (so …
I LOVE my Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. I have been using it for years, folks who try them have asked for the recipe to which I give the standard “if I give it to you I will have to kill you” line, jk. Although I did finally give in and post my favorite chocolate chip …