My Sunday routine is set. After church service I do my food shopping for the week's staples: fresh fruit, vegetables, yogurt, snacks, my ever-essential avocados. Though I don't create a weekly meal plan I generally have a menu in mind and shop accordingly. The mid-week trips to ... Read More
Spicy Roasted Cauliflower Pasta with Bread Crumbs
It all started with a craving for pasta with crab. I have this recipe in the archives which happens to be one of my favorites but I wanted a fiery component to the dish this time. In November, when dungeness crab season starts here in the Bay Area, I'll be able to satisfy this craving. In ... Read More
Stir-Fried Sausage, Chickpeas and Red Rice
You don't realize how much you miss something until you remove it from your life. In my case, I've decided to eliminate (or limit my consumption of) caffeine, chips, wine and sweets, at least for now. We have a generally healthy diet around here but I do like a salty snack fix once in a ... Read More
Roasted Cornish Game Hens with Whiskey-Herb-Citrus Glaze on Polenta
"You've been holding out on us." I think it was my brother-in-law who said this on a recent visit after he discovered my liquor cabinet. Full size bottles of rum, brandy, whiskey, vodka and various liqueurs that hardly ever make it in a cocktail because my husband and I lean toward wine for ... Read More
Bacon and Leek Quiche (and a France Summer Trip Recap)
It has been two months since our return from a late summer trip to France. It followed two months of difficult recovery for my husband who was in a cycling accident in June. In fact, up to one week before our scheduled departure I feared we would have to cancel. But after nearly two months ... Read More
Singapore Noodles
What is it about noodles (or pasta) that is so satisfying? That the thought of it immediately makes you hungry and even when your stomach warns, I'm getting full, you continue to eat anyway? Maybe I should only speak for myself? I'll happily eat noodles or pasta for days, especially if I ... Read More