I have begun planting on the deck of our new home. On an early visit to one of the local nurseries I spotted this beautiful olive plant. It is more of a shrub than a tree, and I’m pretty certain it won’t bear fruit, but I absolutely love it! As for the olives, I can buy…
Nancy Silverton’s Bran Muffins
I had a craving for a bran muffin recently, but a homemade one. Since we have moved I am surprised ( and almost ashamed) at how little baking I have done these past couple of months… There was the chocolate cake with chocolate frosting I made for my son’s birthday which we celebrated Thanksgiving weekend, …
Turkey Pot Pie
For the past couple of weeks I have been more or less housebound. An awful cold/bronchitis not only has kept me in the house, but has kept me out of the kitchen as well. The return of my taste buds, and my desire to get in the kitchen and make up for…
Sunday’s Best: Homemade Waffles from In Jennie’s Kitchen
If you love cooking like I do it doesn’t seem like work to make things from scratch versus buying a prepared mix. After all, cooking enthusiasts love the process of creating a dish from start to finish. Call us crazy, but we thrive on it. Cooking and baking from a packaged mix is a convenience…
Thanksgiving for Christmas (Roasted Turkey in Parchment)
It’s hard to believe that it is officially 2014, and I am still trying to catch up with blogs I wanted to post in 2013. It has been a little over a month since we moved into our house. While many things have not found their permanent home as yet, at least they are unpacked…
Pecorino Romano from Fromagerie Sophie
The past couple of weeks we have found ourselves up to our ears in unpacking since having moved into our new home in San Luis Obispo’s downtown on November 24th. It is a labor of love seeing for the first time in a long time so many of our possessions. Uncovering my dishes, utensils, cookware,…
Thanksgiving On The Patio At Sunset
I have much to be thankful for. We moved into our new home two days before Thanksgiving. As much as I had hoped to cook Thanksgiving dinner here it was not to be. And even I had to accept that, try as I might to figure a way to do it. We just cut it…
Roasted Tri Tip and Mushrooms
One of the most popular cuts of beef here on the central coast of California is the tri tip. It is everywhere here in San Luis Obispo – numerous stands at the weekly Thursday night farmer’s market serve it up grilled in a sandwich, complementary platters of grilled tri tip are served to all season…
“Big” Dinners from a “Small” Kitchen
The calendar reads November, daylight savings time has ended, and there is an appropriate chill in the air, all facts confirming we have entered the pre-holiday season. First up will be Thanksgiving which will arrive this year just a week from this Thursday! And if that is not enough, this year Hanukkah arrives especially early,…
Sunday Brunch
Leftovers from these roasted potatoes, fennel, carrots and onions became hash browns for brunch on Sunday. Just added some green onions and red pepper and browned in butter! Served with sunny side up eggs and fresh Valencia orange juice squeezed by hand (literally, no juicer of any kind here) by my husband! Bought the Valencia’s…