4 Shares12 Views Guittard Salted Chocolate Shortbread Recipe Salted Chocolate Shortbread Recipe from the new Guittard Chocolate Cookbook: Decadent Recipes from San Francisco’s Premium Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Company. More
8 Shares How to Make Quick, Easy, Healthy Meals for Healthy Weeknight Cooking Putting a healthy meal together can be difficult on a busy weeknight. These quick, easy, healthy meals make even weeknight cooking a breeze. More
6 Shares The Classic French Omelet à la Jacques Pépin The classic French omelet is not like our American versions which are so often overstuffed with fatty meats and greasy cheeses. They are perfection on a plate. More
3 Shares Carol’s Caramel Popcorn Recipe Happy National Popcorn Day! This caramel popcorn recipe is from King Arthur Flour, one of our favorite ethical companies. Its light, crisp and gluten-free. More
4 Shares Food Memories: Seafood Fritters [Recipe] This food memory and seafood fritters recipe come from Chef/partner David Santos of Louro restaurant in New York City. More
5 Shares17 Views Persiana: Chicken, Walnut & Pomegranate Stew Recipe This chicken, walnut & pomegranate stew recipe comes from the fabulous new cookbook, Persiana: Recipes from the Middle East & Beyond, by Sabrina Ghayour. More
5 Shares Food Memories: Jonathan Wu’s Toon Cloud [Recipe] This food memory and beautiful, imaginative egg-based recipe called Toon Cloud comes from chef/partner Jonathan Wu of Fung Tu in New York City. More
3 Shares 3 Nostalgic Christmas Desserts As part of a series of food memories, we have collected three Christmas dessert recipes that shout HOME! They come from three very different ladies — a French cooking school impressario, a chef in New York and a registered holistic nutritionist — but they all share the theme of love, family and sweet endings. Enjoy! […] More
5 Shares Food Memories: Mima’s Holiday Shortbread Cookies [Recipe] This food memory and holiday Christmas shortbread recipe comes from Sous Chef Emily Chapman of Louro restaurant in New York City. More
9 Shares King Arthur Holiday Cookie Decorating Contest Does Good For You, Others [Gingerbread Recipe] King Arthur Flour Holiday Cookie Decorating Contest. Winner receives a $100 King Arthur Flour gift card and a $5,000 donation to the hunger-related charity. More
8 Shares Try a Homemade Cranberry Facial Treatment for Healthy, Youthful Skin [Recipe] Not sure what to do with those leftover cranberries? They’re packed with vitamins, so try a facial treatment for healthy, youthful-looking skin. More
3 Shares Food Memories: Easter Breakfast This is a Easter breakfast food memory and recipe for Smoked Polish Sausage with Sauerkraut. More
7 Shares Food Memories: Blackened Salmon at K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen [+ Recipe] This food memory and Blackened Salmon with Heirloom Tomato and Two-Olive Salsa recipe come from Scott Leysath, cookbook author and cooking show host better known as “The Sporting Chef.” Back in the late 80’s, I had my first taste of blackened fish at the place where it all started, K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen. The line to […] More
4 Shares Food Memories: Remembering Blueberry Pie This food memory and blueberry pie recipe is from Harriet Trezevant, MHEd, a pastry chef in Oakland, California. More
6 Shares Food Memories: A Yorkshire Christmas [Yule Bread Recipe] This food memory and Christmas recipe for Yule Bread is from Anne Willan, founder of the legendary LaVarenne Cooking School. I grew up in northern England, the only child in a small family, so celebrations were important. My Aunt Louie, a classic dowager with an imposing bosom and piled white hair, was in charge of Christmas Eve. […] More
6 Shares Food Memories: “I Eat My Peas with Honey” Wanting to incorporate “honeyed peas” into a dish, I created a recipe: Spice rubbed pork with sweet corn risotto, queso fresco, and honeyed peas. More
6 Shares18 Views Food Memories: Black Walnut Torte and a Wedding This food memory and Black Walnut Torte recipe comes from Peter and Laura Zeranski who are the authors of Polish cuisine cookbooks. From their book, Polish Classic Desserts, this amazing Black (Walnut) Torte was inspired by the wedding of Peter’s parents, right after World War II. More
3 Shares 3 Updated Margarita Recipes I’m doing some research on 1995 for a project I’m working on and came across a quintessential 1990’s cocktail, the frozen strawberry margarita from a slushie machine. Oh, how far we’ve come. Here are three updates margarita recipes. More
8 Shares Smashed Green Beans and Potatoes With Pancetta Recipe [+ Vegan Option] This wonderfully simple recipe for green beans comes from The Glorious Vegetables of Italy, written by Domenica Marchetti, a writer and cooking teacher who specializes in contemporary Italian home cooking. More
6 Shares Thirsty Thursday: Hopscotch’s Tin Lizzy Summer Cocktail Recipe This summer cocktail recipe from Hopscotch Restaurant & Bar in Oakland, CA is a crowd pleaser and makes great use of what’s fresh in season at the farmer’s market right now. More
4 Shares Thirsty Thursday: SFMade Summer Cocktail [Recipe] SFMade is a California non-profit corporation, that is focused on building San Francisco’s manufacturing sector. As a long time support of buying local, I love seeing what comes out of SFMade and this week they really caught my eye with a local summer cocktail recipe. Local summer cocktail recipes Distillery No.209 is a true SFMade […] More
6 Shares17 Views How to Make Popsicles with Common Household Materials [Recipe] It’s summer, it’s hot, and you (and the kids) want something cool. Here are some ideas for how to make popsicles that everyone will enjoy. More
4 Shares Memorial Day Crowd Pleaser: Strawberry-Vanilla Spritzer “Juicing is one of the best ways for getting the good stuff (you know, all those nutrients, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants you’ve been trying to incorporate in your everyday diet) into your body. And, the best part? No fruit or vegetable is off limits. Just pick up whatever is fresh at the market and let […] More
4 Shares31 Views Josey Baker’s Scrumptious Gluten-Free Bread Recipe This incredibly delicious, yet incredibly healthy, gluten-free bread recipe comes from Josey Baker Bread, the fun, new eponymous cookbook from the charming San Francisco–bread maker. With thirty-eight core recipes and lots of variations this new cookbook will teach you how to think like a baker! More
6 Shares11 Views Reduce Food Waste: Try Eating Watermelon Rind this Summer Do you toss watermelon rind after eating the flesh? You’re wasting good food! Find out what you can do with this oft-discarded summertime treat. More