Every Sunday I meet up with friends for coffee then we walk to our local farmer’s market to stock up for the week. Every year,…
When my oldest was a tyke his favorite cake was the Barefoot Contessa’s Strawberry Country Cake. This was his cake of choice for his birthday…
Growing up, one of my favorite places was Ping Yuen Bakery on the corner of Grant Ave. and Pacific Ave. A hop, skip, and a…
My Dad made dinner most of the time. Every evening he would leave the office, shop for dinner ingredients, go back to the office, pick…
Sam Sifton’s What to Cook column in the NY Times is my usual starting point for what should I make for dinner during the week.…
More rain, more gray…will it ever end? Of course, it will but when? Last week, the high winds took out our power at home so…
Bleary-eyed, I arrived home at 6:15 AM after dropping off Jamie at the airport at 5 AM. I actually live only 10 minutes from the…
I feel that if I am going to eat a meal associated with a holiday, I ought to learn a bit about that particular holiday…
Here in California, we have been battered by some extreme weather…more rain, snow, and high winds than we have seen in a long, long time. …