Apple Walnut Crumb Quick Bread
The other day, I found this tasty looking recipe for Apple Crumb Cake. As I’ve mentioned before, my husband Marc, and I are ovo-lacto vegetarians
Sophisticated Triple (or quadruple) Chocolate Cookies
Several weeks ago, former pastry chef for Chez Panisse, David Lebovitz made these very chocolate cookies. They are Clotilde Dusoulier’s recipe, from her book Chocolate
License to Pontificate
Wait, let me get my soapbox…okay, I’m ready. I just learned that today is Blog Action Day. Close to 20,000 bloggers talking about the environment
Adventures in Pumpkin Carving
Halloween and Thanksgiving are my favorite holidays. Halloween, for all the cute ghouls and goblins and fairies roaming the streets, looking for sweets, and creative
Ginger Cheesecake Ice Cream
A dear friend of mine just turned 30. She had kind of a crummy birthday since her kids and husband were down for the count
Roasted Winter Squash with Brown Butter
I’m back! Marc and I participated in a kind of herbalism class for the past year and a half, that was held in one week
Gettin’ Figgy Wit It
(I couldn’t help myself) What’s your favorite figgy food? I figure I have to post a few figgy articles, so here is one about tasty
A Rainy Day at the Farmers Market That Ends in a Mexican Slant on Potato Soup
Today was a dark rainy day, perfect for making soup. I went to the farmers market this morning, since it was Saturday, but I was
Rosso Pizzeria + Wine Bar in Santa Rosa
When I was at the Santa Rosa farmers market the other day, David from Crescent Moon Farm recommended a local pizzeria that prepares dishes with
Yipee! A New Personal Chefing Client
A woman about an hour from me responded to my Craigslist.com ad regarding seasonal, vegetarian personal chefing. We hit it off, and today I dropped
Siamese Summer Salad Rolls in September
(Can you tell I’m a geek for alliteration?) Here we are at the beginning of fall, but in California we still have spectacular late summer
Luxurious Lemon Verbena Ice Cream Sandwiches
My aunt and uncle have a giant lemon verbena plant. It’s so exuberant, it’s taller than me. It practically qualifies as a tree! I had