Monthly Archives: June 2010

Why I Want to Go to The Farmers’ Market with Blogger Louise Mellor – FineCooking.com

Why I Want to Go to The Farmers' Market with Blogger Louise Mellor - FineCooking.com

Flat Bread Pizza ~alla Panna~ with Sweet Corn, Asparagus, and Crispy Pancetta

In the summer I try to cook a little lighter and definitely make every effort to take advantage of all the amazing fruits and vegetables available here in Southern California.  I started making these lighter versions of  "pizza" a few years ago for a team building cooking class and they have since  evolved into a family ...

Shhh…Silent Saturday Just Shut Up and Eat

Drunken Mexican Chorizo and Queso Dip

It's Father's day weekend, and in our family we savor the opportunity to celebrate.  So even though it's only Friday we are starting the fiesta early.  Mexican food on a beautiful Friday night, cold cerveza with salt & limes, spicy chorizo and cheese with tortilla chips--- it's good to be daddy...Drunken Mexican Chorizo and Queso Dip¼ ...

Vanilla Bean & Buttermilk Cupcakes

Can you put into words what vanilla tastes like? Can you describe the smell of vanilla?  To me it's a warm soothing aroma, sweet like caramel and with hints of  floral ... like an expensive perfume.  It's the sugary smell when you walk past Cinnabon, or the smell in the air that tells your the Kettlecorn cart ...