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Believe it or not, it’s still citrus season here in sunny southern California. Okay, I know you can get oranges in the grocery store year round. But winter is when there are the most varieties and those little oranges spheres…
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Back in the “old world” before Covid, I used to get together with several other bloggers at Melissa’s Produce. We’d talk and enjoy an amazing lunch and then have a Q&A with a specific chef about their newest cookbook. Photos…
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I know Thanksgiving is considered the big cranberry holiday, but who says it has to stop there? Who says once Thanksgiving is over you have to put the cranberries away until next year? I mean, plenty of people still have…
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Every year I’m in one of two places for Thanksgiving. I’m either here in Redondo Beach hosting the holiday, or I’m up in Marin helping my mother while she hosts. Either way, one thing always remains the same: we order…
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One of the perks of working in the food and cocktail industry is that I get to attend events at produce companies, bars, distilleries… you name it. If it has something to do with food, odds are I’ve been there….
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While it may not feel like it here on the West Coast, believe it or not, we’ve hit fall season. Apples and citrus are starting to line produce shelves and pumpkin spice seems to be everywhere. Once those flavors start…
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Today is Wednesday, which means yesterday was Tuesday. And these days Tuesday is my favorite day of the week. I look forward to Tuesday every week because that’s the day I drop the kids at camp (or school whenever the…
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When staying at home merges with 80 degree heat and no air conditioning, one thing happens for me in regards to cooking: I move my kitchen outside. That’s right, warm weather means it’s time to fire up my grill. I…
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Now that summer has officially hit, I’m outside a lot more. See, we’re currently in a rental house because our actual house is undergoing a remodel. Being in a rental means I’m in a smaller kitchen with one oven that…
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If you’ve been following this blog, you know that I do all sorts of recipes from all over. Some I’ve created on my own, while others come from magazines, cookbooks and blogs. Usually it’s a recipe I’ve come across on…
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It rained all last week. All. Week. Long… it rained. It’s bad enough that we can’t see each other except over social media and webex or zoom, but then to be stuck inside because of the rain… it’s practically torture….
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