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Oven Roasted Rosemary Chicken with Muscato Grapes

Can I share with you the single most important thing I love about my job?   It's the food, no big surprise, right? I live and breath food, dancing with it in my head.  I go to sleep at night dreaming about the whipped cream I am going to put on my coffee in the ...

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nuoc mam – What is fish sauce? Green Chicken Coconut Curry

Respect the sauce...What is fish sauce? How can I describe it? Well ... I could tell you how it smells, but I really would rather not - this is a happy place where we only gush over dreamy fragrances. I have a distinct memory of when I bought my first bottle of nuoc mam many ...

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Coriander Chicken Kebabs & Pomegranate Pistachio Salad

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes ... all the great food, and presents!   I recently had the pleasure of being invited to do a cooking class for the beautiful blushing bride to be, Sony.  The hostess, Dana is one of my favorite clients.  She is a kind and  generous hostess who always has everything set out just perfectly.  ...

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Lemon Thyme Mashed Potatoes and Chicken Mushroom Marsala

If you were stranded on a dessert island and all you could have to eat would be one thing, what would it be?  My answer every time... potatoes.  Not that I get asked that on a daily basis but it is something I ask others, in other words, what is your favorite food?  Let's face ...

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Sweet Summer Corn and Grilled Chicken with Lime Adobo

It's definitely summer here in Southern California and the farmer's markets are overflowing with gorgeous fruits and vegetables.  It's so hard for "someone like me" to even go into the farmer's market.  Did you see that movie "Confessions of a Shopaholic?"  She walks the streets of New York and the mannequins reach out to her ...

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