Joy is one of my oldest friends. We went to school together and I mean that literally. We lived a few blocks from each other, every day we would meet on the street corner halfway between our houses to walk and talk the final mile to school. Sometimes, on the walk home, we wouldn’t be …
I walked out this morning and for the first time, there was a slight chill in the air. Is Fall finally here? Hmmm. Let me check. That crisp feeling in the air, apples instead of stone fruit at the farmer’s market (I found both last weekend) and PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES in every Starbucks. Fall is …
This summer I have been the lucky recipient of what seems like a bushel of cucumbers from the gardens of friends and neighbors. Luckily, I LOVE cucumbers. I saute’ julienned strips of cucumbers for Bi Bim Bap, put crispy slices in sandwiches in place of lettuce, and thrown every salad I toss together. What’s a …
It has been 1610 days since I sat down and penned my inaugural post, Jamigos 2.0 to launch 3jamigos. As I reflect on that number all I can think is WHAT TOOK ME SO LONG TO INCLUDE MY FAVORITE COOKIE? I mean, sheesh, of the 100 cookie recipes I have posted, it doesn’t include my …
Right next to my favorite strawberry stand at the farmer’s market is a cherry stand. A couple of weeks ago was their last time at the market for the season. So, of course, I couldn’t resist and loaded up on cherries hoping to savor the last pick of the season. Which meant I was constantly …
TAs temps edged upward this past week, I began thinking about cold noodle dishes to counter the heat. One of our favorite ramen joints in San Jose features a summer noodle salad that the hubster loves. This prompted me to think it was time to add a cold ramen dish to my repertoire. I perused …
The weather has been pretty darn warm. Actually, I’d say damn hot lately. I grew up in San Francisco, a warm day meant temps in the ’70s. Growing up we spent most of July and August in a blanket of fog. My first car had an all-black interior and NO AIR CONDITIONING. NBD. But now …
On my recent foray to the Farmer’s Market I came home with not only strawberries and blueberries but rhubarb too. I thought about making a pie but I wanted something a little easier and quicker to make but just as tasty. Ideas started running through my head, how about a crisp or crumble? The vision …
I have a couple of go-to appetizer dips that I use ALOT (a certain Artichoke Dip comes to mind). Every time I make one of them there is this nagging little voice in my brain whispering, “pssst…Deb, I know this is good but try something new, this is getting boring”. Well, I finally listened to …