Being from the South/Midwest/Above Texas, the thought of a sweet potato pie with a pecan pie topping really appealed to me. Plus, this one even has “No Fail” in the recipe title! If you’re looking for something a little easier, a little slower, with a nice Southern drawl, this one’s for you. Plus, it beats …
Buttermilk is beloved in recipes for its ability to make rich, moist cakes and this Rich Chocolate Buttermilk Layer Cake is one of my favorite cake recipes ever. It’s easier to make a layer cake than I ever thought, and it’s really impressive — great to make for friends’ birthdays! It’s also a perfect way to …
Ever since I bought my new cake stand which doubles as a punch bowl, I’ve been looking for excuses to make punch (or retro layered salad). I fondly remember my mother’s parties when I was young, complete with polyester suits, funny 70s hairstyles and punch for everyone. So I was excited to find this creepy Halloween …
This dish is from Gala in Santa Barbara, which opened on Anacapa Street in early 2023. The couple behind this American-Spanish fusion restaurant, Chilean-born Chef Jaime Riesco and Santa Barbara native Tara Penke, recently returned from Barcelona where they ran a breakfast and brunch spot, Picnic. (The time change actually allows them, along with some …
This recipe comes from one of Santa Barbara County’s wood-fired pizza masters, the late Jeff Olsson, owner of New West Catering in Santa Ynez Valley, Industrial Eats in Buellton, and Eye on I in Lompoc. Jeff started cooking in restaurant kitchens at the age of 15 and later honed his skills under the tutelage of …
In Italian, maltagliati means badly cut. Today, this means any uniquely-shaped short flat noodles. Originally, they started out as a way to use leftover pasta, and were frequently hand torn. Fava beans are extremely delicious when they are fresh, and go well as a toothy protein in pasta. This is the perfect spring pasta dish. …
This awesome fish sandwich at Little Dom’s Seafood, the airy seafood tavern in the middle of Carpinteria’s main street, is brought to you by the folks from Little Dom’s in Los Angeles. So you know it’s good. And you know they have a bunch of other fave Italian menu items in addition to the seafood …
This is the classic lemon tart served at the San Ysidro Ranch’s Stonehouse restaurant in Montecito. Chef Matt Johnson uses the lemons from the property’s lemon trees, part of a lemon grove that was planted in the 1800s, and also miraculously survived the 2018 Montecito mudslide. Read the whole story here.
In the South, cold drinks are mandatory near the close of each work day…or maybe I should say just somewhere around 3 pm, when the day is at its hottest… and its humidest (and this is what humidity does to your brain in Alabama). This recipe is featured in the book The New Bloody Mary: …
