I declared this week Salad Week in my home.  I thought I would give the oven and stove a little break since the warmer days have been keeping afternoon/early-evening temperatures a bit high in my kitchen.  I’ve prepared enough of my favorite Caesar salad dressing to last several days which actually gets more flavorful with each passing day because of its generous ration of anchovies and garlic.  But I’ve left room for other types of ...

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This weekend flew by like most of the others.  Aside for a fun evening spent with friends in San Francisco Saturday night, I spent most of my time at home focused on a fun, blog-related project (details coming soon) and the rest in the kitchen.  I should really consider setting up a bed next to my stove.  Some weekends it feels like I don’t do much else but cook.
This is not a complaint, mind you. ...

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As a bachelor, my husband’s go-to meal was tacos.  Filled with simple ingredients like gruyere cheese, rice and/or beans, sprouts, mushrooms and avocado, it was an easy meal he prepared and prepared quite often.  Evening telephone conversations while we were dating would inevitably lead to a question about dinner (well, I did the asking) and his answer was always the same: “I’m having tacos.”  They were his specialty along with stir-fried vegetables and rice.
These days, ...

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One of the things I appreciate about my childhood is the freedom my parents gave me to be adventurous in restaurants.  They were always of the mind that if my sisters and I were curious to try something from a menu, we should.  It allowed me, in a small way, to make my own food discoveries at a young age even if the experience at the time may not have always been pleasant.
Having been raised ...

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My island holiday is coming to a close.  It has been magical celebrating Christmas and New Year seaside.  I am reluctant to bid the beach farewell but I know our goodbye is temporary.  I will return.
Before long I will once again be scouring the beach for shells and jogging along the ocean, the breeze keeping me cool.  I will again take pictures (for the hundredth time) of the same vistas, the same objects that captivate ...

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