I’m pretty sure the first time I had caviar was at a wedding. It was years before I ate it again. I was in the lobby of an opera house in Bu...
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A Few Last Minute Gift Ideas
Are you still shopping? That's ok! I've got a few recommendations for things I really like. I hope you will too... 1. For the cook w...
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Chinese Cookbook Reviews
I have a confession to make. I don't always test recipes from cookbooks I review or even recommend. Why? Because I don't generally f...
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Grape Olive Pig book review
Author Matt Goulding is in love with Spain, and it shows. It’s where he has a home with his Spanish wife and where he has the perfect “insid...
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All About Preserved Lemons
Earlier this year I received a lovely batch of lemons from Limoniera Ranch. They were so perfect I knew I wanted to preserve them. Preserved...
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Dungeness Crab Season & Giveaway!
I’ll admit it. I’m feeling a little bit crabby. Fortunately after a closure last year, this year, crab season has already opened and I can b...
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East of Jerez Cocktail Recipe
Boozy and bitter. No, I’m not describing anyone in particular, but rather one of my favorite cocktails, the Negroni. The classic recipe for ...
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Food Writer on a Diet
The beginning of this year I went on a diet. I know! A food writer on a diet, it sounds crazy. But I had gained a lot of weight and it had t...
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Mushroom & Parmigiano Pasta Recipe #WinePW
Remember the Campbell’s soup jingle, Mm Mm good? That’s kind of how I feel about Merlot. It’s velvety tannins, plum and blackberry flavor an...
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Cocoa Energy Bites Recipe & Giveaway
So I was going to review the dark chocolate coconut GFB Gluten Free Bites I received in the Must Have Box I was sent by Popsugar but I’m s...
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Eat Americana Restaurant Review
I've enjoyed some very special dinners lately, but it was an unpretentious lunch at Americana Grill Eat Americana that I’m most excit...
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Apple Welsh Rarebit Recipe
A few years ago I received a shipment of SweeTango apples courtesy of the growers and used them to make an individual apple crisp . This yea...
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Tocha Tea Review - Herb Teas
Earlier this year I was avoiding caffeine and drinking only herbal tea. Herbal tea is really a misnomer, there is no such thing. Tea is made...
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Hatch Green Chili Con Carne Recipe
There is chile and then there’s chili. Chiles are sometimes called peppers, but that’s not really accurate. Pepper comes from peppercorns. C...
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