Summer vacation is the best. Nostalgic, relaxing, energizing and lazy, it evokes memories of warm windy drives, bbq scented evenings, and sweet grassy lounging…
Truth: I hate throwing away food. It feels so wasteful when I know there are creative ways to use those random knobs of cheese or…
Last year my friend Lindsay and her then boyfriend, now husband, visited me in Seattle. We took them to all our favorite foodie spots, one…
It’s the season for having people over to enjoy appetizers, light dinners and cold wine. Post party, I always have a few crostini or baguettes…
Inspiration for this dish came from a recent trip to Brooklyn. We arrived late on a Thursday evening and wandered around Williamsburg looking for a…
Every year, my foodie friend, Amanda Daninger, organizes an unofficial Oyster Fest at San Buenaventura State Park in Ventura, CA. This year I was lucky enough…
Hey Foodies! There’s a new taco in Tijuana that is topping my “Eat This” list! My friend Serghio Munoz and his chef friends…
I feel as though summer’s evolution has been designed to help people not cook when the weather is warm… fresh berries, bursting tomatoes, even rainbow…
This month at BB Ranch I’m making pulled pork sliders. Per usual, the outcome is quite unusual. It’s always difficult to get a recipe…
Chimichurri has made its way into my fridge’s “everyday” condiment section. It’s next to the dijon, jam, and capers. Lately, when we go to a…
Santa Maria-Style BBQ dates back to the early 1900’s, but the smell of throughly spiced meat, roasting over a hot fire is timeless. This month…
In Argentina, joining family and friends for an asado is a way of life. In the States, we know it simply as a BBQ. The…
Just when you think winter will never defrost your chilled bones, the sun comes out. It’s beginning to feel that way now. We’re rounding the…
It’s football season, which means a lot to people: fantasy leagues, tailgating and hours spent on the couch surrounded by friends and beer. Unfortunately, it…