Grilled Cheese with Chipotle White Cheddar Growing up, I thought grilled cheese only came one way – the way my dad would make it. He would take two slices of white bread, slap a slice of American cheese in between the two and pan fry it. I still love it that way, but like to […]
Roasted & Stuffed Pasilla Chiles I had only used half of the Pasilla chiles for the enchiladas, so I decided to go with my original plan of stuffing them with brown rice, black beans, corn and Panela. I topped it with a tomatillo salsa and fresh coriander sprigs. Going off one of the tips I […]
Roasted Pasilla Enchiladas Thursday afternoon, I got an unexpected invite to a Cinco de Mayo potluck. It was my co-worker, Art, the one who makes the killer taquitos. I gladly accepted the invitation knowing that I had tons of excess ingredients from Brock's birthday party left. After all, I did buy the 50 pack of […]
What exactly does it mean when you whip up tomatillo salsa, pico de gallo, mole, chocolate cake and chocolate chip cookies all in one evening right in front of your boyfriend, and he doesn't suspect AT ALL that you're throwing him a surprise dinner party??? It just might mean that I cook too much, but […]
There will always be a special place in my heart for asparagus. I am afterall a valley girl, central valley that is. I was lucky to grow up in a very agricultural part of California, where the freshest fruits and vegetable are readily available. Our most notable vegetable being Asparagus. Come on… they have an […]
Polenta and Chard Here is our Saturday lunch. I cheated this week and hit up the Saturday Farmers Market on the Promenade. Our kitchen was so depleted of food, I had to at least pick up a few essentials, like onions, garlic and of course, swiss chard. This particular bunch was a mix of swiss […]
Romaine Salad with Avocado & Chayote This is my version of a reinvented "green" salad. Romaine lettuce, napa cabbage, chayote and avocados dressed with a lemon and chive vinaigrette. I usually opt for the red leaf lettuce, but as fate would have it, romaine was all they had at the farmers market that day. I […]
Flourless Chocolate Cake In honor of Becky's Golden birthday this 23rd of April, I have decided to post about birthday cake. Flourless chocolate cake, layered with chocolate mousse and topped with dark and white chocolate curls to be exact - a perfect chocolate trifecta. Yes, we celebrated one night early, but we wanted to be the first ones […]
Gai-Lan Here is one of my top ten favorite vegetables of all time – Gai Lan aka Chinese Broccoli. Simply begin by blanching them. I do the stems for a few minutes first then toss the leafy parts in for another minute. Cool it in an ice bath, drain and simply saute it with garlic […]
Five Spice Tofu I've rediscovered my love for silken tofu! It's been the forgotten step child lately, shadowed by its brothers medium firm, firm and extra firm. I only use it in hot and sour soup or mashed up in a fruit smoothie, but this particular night it looked me straight in the eyes and […]
