I grow a lot of basil in the summer. Trader Joe’s has big plants for sale for $3 and I can’t resist buying a new one every couple of weeks to stick somewhere in my garden. Basil is great in and on so many of the dishes I make in the summer, but nothing beats [...]
I think that there are guy salads and girl salads. In my house, I’m the only one who likes “weeds”, as my husband refers to field greens. I’m out numbered 3 to 1, with everyone else sitting on the romaine side of the salad bar. Cobb, Chef, Caesar and some kind of a Southwestern/Taco/Chipotle/Steak salad [...]
Joe. Trader Joe, that is! OK, that was pretty cheap. But, hey you clicked on me! Would you have, if I’d titled this post “Pantry Basics”? Admit it, you’ve cheated with him too, (even the guys). You can’t go to a casual party or dinner in Pasadena where there’s not at least something from Trader [...]
My husband thinks I was born on the wrong continent. I really should have been born in Asia. I love the food, the people, the spices, the whole sensibility. We went around the world on our honeymoon and planned on spending most of our time in South East Asia and India. When I’m feeling like [...]
This is one of those,”I really want to impress you“, kinds of dishes.“We’re having homemade ravioli for dinner tonight.”, you say casually to your dinner guests. When they exclaim, “Homemade ravioli!? How do you have time when you work, shuttle the children to activities, AND do volunteer work?!” You reply, “Because YOU’RE worth it!” [...]
It is really hot and muggy right now in LA and I don’t really feel like heating up my kitchen. I have a couple of raised boxes in my backyard and can grow just enough to excite me on a daily basis. I grow a lot of herbs, plus arugula, corn, zucchini and of course [...]
