Over a month ago Southern Living Magazine contacted me for confirmation to print a recipe of mine in their February issue! I was shocked, wondering what recipe they were interested in, and how it happened that they found it, and me! Here’s the story… About a year ago I submitted the recipe for Jazzed Up…
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Happy 100th Birthday, Julia Child!
Julia Child would have been 100 years old August 15th. I have always been a huge fan of Julia’s. I have many of her cookbooks and never tire of reading them. Unlike Julie in the movie “Julie and Julia” I have not cooked through “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” cover to cover, but I…
Artisanal Salami And More In San Luis Obispo
We spent the last week in San Luis Obispo, a lovely small town on the central coast of California. It is located midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, making it the perfect place for our sons (and their girlfriends) to meet up with us there for Father’s Day weekend. SLO has much to offer…a…
A Reception For Jacki Sorensen
April 27, 2012 11:32 ET President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Announces 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients WASHINGTON, DC–(Marketwire – Apr 27, 2012) – In honor of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN) will pay tribute to the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award winners at their…
I apologize for being so neglectful of this blog for the last several weeks, but I do have good reason, so I hope I’m forgiven. WE ATTENDED THE OSCARS! I’m not at liberty to disclose how this all happened (just like all the secrecy that surrounds those nominations before the winner is announced), but let’s…
Happy Valentine’s Day…A Dinner For My Valentine (all his favorites)
Meyer Lemon Curd
When cooking during the winter months, the natural order of things is to decide on a dish and shop for whatever ingredients you might need to make it. Common sense, right? Whereas in late spring and summer when the farmer’s markets are in full force I like to buy what looks particularly great and then…
Sabbath Dinner Before Yom Kippur
Papa Cristo’s Greek Restaurant and Market
On our recent visit to Los Angeles to visit with our son we went to one of his favorite Greek restaurants for lunch, Papa Cristos. This “Zagat rated Best Greek Restaurant in LA" is also a fabulous market, deli, grocery, bakery, and wine store… a one stop Greek shopping Mecca! It was difficult to choose…
My Magazine Photo Op!
In the most recent issue (Oct, 2011) of the Better Homes and Garden Special Interest Publication of Kitchen and Bath Ideas my kitchen is featured as one of several beautiful kitchens with creative storage solutions! To say I’m excited is a huge understatement… let me begin at the beginning… In November of 2007 we decided…