{recipe} Heirloom Tomato & Nectarine Panzanella
Last week, we had a terrific meal at Picán Restaurant in Oakland. One of the highlights was a seasonal tomato and peach panzanella (bread salad). I did my level best to re-create it at...
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{recipe} Fettucine with Roasted Corn Cream & Crispy Portobellos
Back when I worked at Azie, we made a lovely sauce for salmon by steeping corn cobs in a cream and broth mixture, and then adding back the roasted corn. The other night, when...
{wordless and wondrous} Watermelon Truck in Guadalajara
Fun fact! Did you know someone from Guadalajara is called a Tapatío? Like the hot sauce?
{a-pie-calypse now} How To: Fix a F***ed Up Pie Crust
I just finished fighting with a pie crust. It looked like the pie was definitely going to beat me this time, but in the end I prevailed… because I have tricks up my sleeve....
{hotels} Garrick’s Guide: Best Hotels in Spain (Bonus: Fes + London Too!)
My friend Garrick leads a life that in many ways is similar to my own life. He is fabulous, in fact even more fabulous than me, and he knows how to live, eat, and...
{recipe} Ginger Sesame Ahi Poke
Recently a friend was coming over for dinner, and asked if he could bring some fish over for me to cook. I loved this idea because a) fish is hella expensive, and b) I...
{make this} Blue Cheese Dressing from Smitten Kitchen
I like my blue cheese salad simple and I like it chopped- with iceberg lettuce, lots of tomatoes and avocadoes, and if I’m feeling gluttonous (which I almost always am) croutons and chunks of...
{recipe} Pillowy Coconut Macaroons
This recipe is: super easy gluten-free dairy-free eaten up in mere moments good for passover, as they are not leavened (I’m not Jewish, but I know how that stuff works) Lately, you can’t escape...
{getaway} Eating in (Mostly West) Maui
Maui is a tropical paradise- what’s not to like? It’s so gorgeous and lovely and the very nice people are so full of Aloha spirit there that I’d go even if they had sub-par...
{recipe-ish} Easiest Appetizer Ever: Feta With Stuff On It
I saw this post on Good Life Eats about all of the easy things you can do with feta, and I realized I’ve never shared one of my favorite last-minute appetizers: feta with stuff...
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