Catherine Enfield

A couple of weeks ago when I did my truck update, I didn't catch up with Andrew from Drewski's Hot Rod Kitchen. I got a chance to talk to him yesterday and he gave me a couple of updates.Drew had been talking about buying a second truck for the last ye...

For most part, January is not a big dining month in the restaurant world. The holidays are done and people are starting their resolution diets. Not so in Sacramento. We have Dine Downtown, which runs the 9th through the 18th, and the it is followed alm...

I didn't become an American until about 20 years ago. I'm Canadian born and used that as an excuse for many years to ignore politics. This is explains why I tend to be a bit naive on the political process. Back in August things had looked rather rosy f...

It's been a while since I've posted any truck updates and so I'm going to do so in two parts. Part 1 is updates on some happenings of individual trucks/owners and then Part 2 will be regarding Sacramento ordinances and industry news.KrushburgerAfter on...

My sous vide filet with wine chestnut sauceIf you watch enough food television, then you know about sous vide. All the top chefs seem to be doing it, as well as a lot of the higher end local restaurants. This makes it seem like it is only for the hoity...

French fries have graduated form side dish to entree lately amongst the local food trucks. Why eat them on the side when you can have them as your whole meal?"Fry meal" is a term I came up with to describe these fries as entrees. Start with a base of F...

Truffles with edible goldHoliday gift ideaRelating to Spamarind DinnerWhen it came to trying to think of a dessert that might use Spam, I thought of Garrett's bacon truffles over at Vanilla Garlic. Why not sub the Spam for the bacon? So basically that'...

Last week I posted a recipe for Chestnut Eggnog Ice Cream after I went to the store and they were all out of whipping cream. My original intent had been to make a chocolate chestnut ice cream. Now, with whipping cream in hand, I have done that one too....

This last Thanksgiving we chucked out the turkey in favor of prime rib. It was the first time I had ever cooked one and it was delicious! We bought a 13 lb. roast at Costco and then I followed the directions on this great website dedicated to cooking p...

chestnut eggnog ice cream with cacao nibsI generally don't eat ice cream once the weather gets cold, but I wanted to try a chestnut ice cream. My grocery store was out of whipping cream, so I grabbed a carton of eggnog on a whim. The beauty of it is th...