Beet & Poppyseed Cream Cheese Tartine

On July 31, 2012 4 Comments
In Recipes, Vegetables

This is a farmhand favorite because it’s bright and beautiful, seasonal, and fits the homestead setting perfectly. I like to set out an array of tartines for guests… Read More »

Rhubarb & Raspberry Pie at Pie Ranch

On July 28, 2012 3 Comments
In Fruits, Recipes, Sweet Pastry

You can’t end a dinner at Pie Ranch without pie now can you? The raspberries are bumpin’ and the rhubarb is crisp, red, and fat right now. It’s… Read More »

Verjus restaurant in Paris

Farewell Hidden Kitchen, Hello Verjus!

On July 24, 2012 5 Comments
In Travel, Vie à Paris, Yummy Bistros, Yummy Restaurants

Saving the best for last in my series of Paris restaurant reviews is restaurant: VERJUS. Big Thumbs Up! I am ecstatic for owners Braden Perkins and Laura Adrian (American) who… Read More »

Angelina’s in Paris

On July 20, 2012 13 Comments
In Travel, Vie à Paris, Yummy Bistros, Yummy Restaurants

While I’m writing up Paris must-experience eateries I thought I’d better mention Angelina’s. Their menu I would like to put in my vita-prep on high but the hot… Read More »

L’As du Fallafel

On July 16, 2012 12 Comments
In Travel, Vie à Paris, Yummy Bistros, Yummy Restaurants

This falafel is the BEST on earth. And only from this particular shop in Paris, in the heart of the Marais, on Rue de Rosiers. I am not the… Read More »

Septime in Paris

On June 29, 2012 10 Comments
In Travel, Vie à Paris, Yummy Restaurants

Hon, hon, hon! I have not written a restaurant review for Paris for years now. But I receive requests daily about where to go and eat.  I want to… Read More »

Paris, Ma Maîtresse

On May 18, 2012 26 Comments
In Travel, Vie à Paris, Yummy Bistros

THESE POSTS UPCOMING ARE DEDICATED TO A LONG TIME BLOG READER OF MINE WHO UNEXPECTEDLY PASSED AWAY. HE WAS A LIGHT IN MY LIFE FOR MANY YEARS. AN… Read More »

Pie Ranch: Quiche & Kids

On April 11, 2012 10 Comments
In Chef Stories, Echo Valley Farm, Recipes, Savory Pastry

What a fantastic, totally draining, fun filled week of teaching San Francisco high school students how to cook, bake, and serve just harvested fresh and healthy homemade meals… Read More »

Crab Boil! How to Cook Live Crabs

On April 3, 2012 18 Comments
In Fish, Recipes

Once you get the over the heeby jeebies of picking up a live crab, the rest is simple. Easy peasy! I get my crabs (man, that sounds wrong)… Read More »

Lobster Ravioli, Pea Shoots, & Smoked Paprika Sauce

On March 22, 2012 11 Comments
In Fish, Pasta, Recipes, Savory Pastry

I made these lobster raviolis for a friend of mine who spent 9 months craving sushi, shellfish, and martinis. I promised her lobster once her baby was born… Read More »

Dutch Apple Baby & Truffled Skillet Soufflé: Cast Iron Breakfasts

On March 8, 2012 6 Comments
In Recipes, Savory Pastry, Sweet Pastry

That long title is a complicated way of saying: one basic recipe, two different results. My Mom makes Dutch Apple Baby for fancy brunches. It’s a crowd pleaser…. Read More »

Pumpkin Butter: In Bread, On Pizza, By the Spoonful

On March 8, 2012 5 Comments
In Chef Stories, Echo Valley Farm, Recipes, Vegetables

I know you’re wondering if I’ve totally lost my mind with pumpkin recipes in March, but when I said (in my last pumpkin mole post) we have 70… Read More »