Food and I have a close relationship - I love talking food, cooking and sharing recipes, and searching out the best local offerings. All this has been influenced by several great cooks and cookbooks. Some have been inspiring me for years, others are fairly new to the game. And for this Thursday Thirteen, 4th edition, I offer you these thirteen cooks who have influenced and shaped my cooking: Continue reading…
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Tonight was a swim meet for the kids, and since the host team did not have a snack bar, I knew I would need to pack our dinner to go. My two swim hard and eat lots, so I packed a nice healthy (well, sort of!) picnic dinner.
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Tonight, as DH came in the door, I handed him a Pomegranate Martini. Here is the recipe he developed and I followed: Continue reading…
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Today, I was fortunate enough to join a group of food bloggers from BlogHer, along with other Northern California food bloggers for a meet-up at the Hotel Vitale in San Francisco. While enjoying the Sunday brunch menu at the in-hotel Americano restaurant, I had the chance to hob-nob with very interesting local and out-of-state food bloggers. Naturally, I took the opportunity to ask about their favorite kitchen gadgets!
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This morning, I played a little hooky from the BlogHer conference to zip on down to the Ferry Building for breakfast. In fact, I was thinking about this on the way down there - if someone asked me for a breakfast spot recommendation, I would ask them what day they were planning to visit. Monday through Friday and Sunday, I would say, whatever, go to the restaurant in your hotel. IF, however, they planned a Saturday visit, I would suggest, nay, compel them to visit Primavera at the Ferry Building Farmer’s Market. The picture below, I think, should illustrate exactly why.
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In addition to great sessions and learning all sorts of useful tips, going to BlogHer 2008 has also meant the opportunity to socialize like an adult, at a bar, with cocktails. So, rather than tell you about what we ate at BlogHer (actually, the food was pretty good for a conference at a hotel), I am going to share what some of my new bloggy friends were drinking (or wanted to be drinking) during the social hour…
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As new readers visit my site and comment, I ask them what their favorite kitchen gadget is, and boy, have the answers been varied and entertaining. For this week’s Thursday Thirteen, I offer you thirteen favorite gadgets from my new bloggy friends: Continue reading…
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I was e-chatting with my new friend Button Willow the other day (she has designed some great stickers, BTW), and we got to talking about Limoncello. This Italian liqueur is my new favorite activity, as it is easy and fun to make, plus makes a great impression. Here, I share with you two recipes for Limoncello, one that began as a recipe from Sunset Magazine. Since it takes 80 days to make, start sometime this summer and you will have gifts in place for the holidays!
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