It's officially hot here in LA and that means that the oven is off and the grill is on! Chicken is a super easy and fast weeknight dinner - add grilled potatoes and I call that a meal! One skewer and its a dicey mess, two and you have grilling stability. ...
I absolutely love this pretty little summer berry dessert. It's light, creamy and served cold - perfect for a warm summer night. To make this even easier and faster, just purchase your pastry from the store - there is no shame in that. Here is my chilled rolled out Pate Sucree, ...
Alas, the 4th of July is here and its time to celebrate! For me, Independence Day is one of my favorites - the warm weather, delicious food hot off the grill and all my friends gathered to watch fireworks. So wether you find yourself hosting your own 4th of July soiree or a ...
As usual, I was out in the garden early this morning, coffee in hand, watering and checking on things - my tomatoes are growing like crazy. This morning I had to perform my weekly routine of plucking the flowers off of my basil, which in this warm weather is becoming ...
Natasha and I first had these little beauties at my nana’s house in Oamaru, New Zealand a few years ago. We loved them so much that we ate Nana’s whole tin. When we asked her what they were, she told us that they were French Cheesecakes which is quite funny ...
I was at the market a couple of weeks ago and I saw these beautiful big stalks of rhubarb so I bought them, without a reason, without a plan. After sitting in the fridge for a day or two I thought, oh no, I’d better do something with these. It ...
Every once and awhile you read something that is so descriptive, so appealing that you almost feel you are there. This happened to me several years ago when I read an article in Bon Appetit about a beach restaurant in Uruguay called La Huella. As I read, I totally felt ...
About 3 years ago, around this time I had the great misfortune of having to work on my 30th birthday. Which would have been totally terrible, if I wasn’t in Barcelona, Spain. Even though my week was packed with meetings, client dinners and parties, I did manage to play tourist ...
I’ve pretty much been in love with Weck glass jars for some time. Not only useful for canning and storing herbs but for making lovely little individual treats that are both delicious and easy. Here I’ve used them for a simple berry cheesecake in a jar. Perfect for transporting over to ...
Once and awhile I get a chance to spend some leisure time in the kitchen without the pressure of trying to get food on the table or a blog recipe written and shot. This recipe was born out of one of those amazing mornings. My sister and brother-in-law came over ...
Memorial Day is around the corner and I couldn't be more excited! It means warm weather and the summer party season has officially begun. For me, I'm feverishly working through all my ideas for summer food that I've stashed away over the long Winter. That brings me to this amazing little ...
I served a version of this onion jam last Thanksgiving and it was a total hit. So much so, I decided that I’m going to include a variation of it in my Memorial Day celebration menu. It’s super easy, super versatile and can be made up to 5 days in ...
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