appetizers

September is Food Literacy Month. The nonprofit I founded, California Food Literacy Center, is celebrating—and so am I! Last week, the California Senate declared the month Food Literacy Awareness... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit...

If you think you know what fruit pizza is, think again. This isn’t the ultra sweet stuff made from cookie dough. This is a pizza—four kinds of cheese, yeasted pizza [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other co...

Salsa! America’s number one condiment is a fabulous way to use summer’s bounty. As tomatillos and peppers ripen, throw a fast batch in the food processor and you’re minutes away [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full ...

Quesadillas are a great way to enjoy the fresh flavors of summer vegetables. Topped with the first ripe heirloom tomatoes of the season and stuffed with chewy cheddar cheese curds, [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full lin...

Perk up breakfast with some farmers’ market tricks. Take simple toast (made from mouth-watering, freshly baked bread) and top it with the sweet essence of caramelized onion, and instead of [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website fo...

I made these appetizers for the “End of MidMo” party.  They were good, and I’m going to have to recommend them.  Not to brag, but I’m currently sitting next to a pool in Palm Springs and these would be lovely right now.  (It’s nice to have a friend that will invite you along to...

Grilled artichokes and reduced fat kielbasa. Next time, I shall grill the sausagefor much longer--needed more char to it.'Tis the season for chokes, people. And have I got a recipe for you.Now, you may know of my artichoke obsession already. I've writt...

Morels are heeerrrreeee!  And by here, I mean I bought some at Taylor’s Market.  I know that there are people out there foraging and such but I am not that kind of girl.  Let me be perfectly clear:  Morels are expensive.  $39.99 per pound.  Which is why people prefer to forage for them, I...

My god, deviled eggs are difficult to photograph.  It’s not like cake, or some kind of succulent hunk of meat food porn.  It’s an egg, with squishy stuff piped or spooned in inside.  Luckily, most people have a soft spot for deviled eggs and I don’t really need the photo to sell them.  I...

Alright! Are you ready for some football?!? What? Oh. Right. That’s baseball. Well, I don’t have any photos of football.  I do, however, have pictures–AND RECIPES–for football (and baseball, and basketball, and soccer, and curling) SNACKS. How about this Three-Cheese and Tomato Tart?  It is so easy, you could pop these in the oven...