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Ojai Hive and Honey by Liz Dodder

Coconut Honey Panna Cotta with Honeycomb & Fruit Recipe

March 31, 2022 by liz

Ojai Hive & Honey at Barbareño in Santa Barbara Ojai Hive & Honey at Barbareño in Santa Barbara is a coconut honey panna cotta with granita, honeycomb and fresh fruit. This dish features the many parts of a honeybee’s life: bee pollen they have gathered, honeycomb, the honey itself, and the literal fruits of the …

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Low Carb Ricotta Almond Flour Cake Recipe

September 26, 2021 by liz

If you’re cutting down on sugar and carbs, this ricotta almond cake made with almond flour (and a little coconut flour to keep it light) is delicious. Helpful for diabetics, keto and just children-near-bedtime, it’s also a classic Italian cake that’s great for mornings with coffee as well as after dinner. Or maybe even lunch …

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Cooking with Wine: Winter Squash Chardonnay Risotto Recipe

September 18, 2021 by liz

Every so often, you stumble upon a Chardonnay so refreshing and unique, unlike over-the-top oaky-buttery-California Chardonnays, that you want to drink it and cook with it, try every dish with it. I love Chardonnay with a creamy freshness and lemon-lime quality that is well integrated with oak flavors. Sometimes these are fermented in a combination …

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Artichoke Linguine Recipe + Wine Pairing

April 15, 2019 by liz

I love to try to incorporate as many vegetables as possible into my meals – after all, how many of us actually get the recommended dose of veggies at each meal? Pasta dishes are one of the easiest ways to get additional vegetables into your diet, so I decided to find some new linguine + …

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Easy Spring Pasta Recipe: Fettuccine with Peas, Leeks & Thyme

March 5, 2019 by liz

Fresh pasta with local, organic spring peas, leeks and thyme for an easy, impressive dinner. Spring has sprung in California – as well as most of the country. To me that means spring vegetable season; asparagus, leeks, peas, artichoke, fennel and fresh herbs are bountiful in farmers markets. Much of this produce is available year-round, …

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Easter Sweets: Butterfinger Panna Cotta with Easter Egg Nests

Easter Sweets: Butterfinger Panna Cotta with Easter Egg Nests

March 1, 2019 by liz

One of my favorite Easter sweets is panna cotta, or Italian “cooked cream.” It’s an eggless custard that is silky-smooth and so easy to make. In fact, David Lebovitz writes that if it takes you more than 5 minutes to put it together, you’re doing something wrong. If you haven’t yet tried to make custard, …

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Pesto Pairs Perfectly with Italian White Wine

Pesto Pairs Perfectly with Italian White Wine

September 30, 2015 by liz

September 30 is the last day of California Wine Month so I thought I’d pair one of my favorite Italian sauces with some California white wines made from Italian varietals. And I added a twist to the pesto that I learned from Luce, on a recent trip to Portland. The Food: Luce is a very …

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