Pork Chile Verde Tomatillos are the star of this classic Mexican stew and they pack a lot of bright flavor. I must have stood in front of the rows of peppers at the market for a good five minutes before mustering the nerve to disturb the nice lady shopping next to me to ask her if the pepper ... Read More
Beef Mechado, Filipino Beef Stew
Beef Mechado, Filipino Beef Stew This Filipino version of classic beef stew doesn't bother with wine--only a handful of the simplest ingredients are thrown in the pot--but it is deep in flavor and rich in comfort. "Tè?!" she asked, not hiding the disapproval in her voice. My husband and I ... Read More
Homemade Squid Ink Pasta with Bottarga
Homemade Squid Ink Pasta with Bottarga This dish may look exotic but its taste is as down-home as it gets, especially if you live on the Italian seaside. You'll never see a more forlorn, lost little boy than my husband on a rainy day. Being stuck indoors is the ultimate punishment for my ... Read More
Baby Artichoke & Chicken Sausage Pizza
As promised on my last post, I'm sharing the first of a few recipes inspired by our visit to Pescadero last week. Besides enjoying the marsh and the beach that day, one other highlight of the visit was being able to take home some local food and produce. When I picked up lunch at Norm's ... Read More
Asparagus-Salmon Fried Rice (and Pescadero, CA)
If you read one of my recent posts about wishing for a simpler life, these pictures would illustrate perfectly what I envision doing were I to drop everything and move to the rural coast. It had been a couple of months since my last visit to Pescadero so I tagged along with my husband when ... Read More
Chicken with Pineapple-Mango-Chipotle Barbecue Sauce
How would you describe your perfect day? I imagine your answer, like mine, would vary depending on mood, circumstance or even the season. Because of the frenetic pace that life has been going lately I've found myself, more than a few times, wishing I were on a beach somewhere far away. ... Read More
