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Spring Lamb Greek Gyro (or Pork)

June 5, 2023 by liz

Motley Crew Marketplace open at 225 McMurray Road in Buellton! Motley Crew Ranch in Lompoc is finding a better way to raise meat, and doing it locally. (They also sell their fresh, local, humanely raised meats, and all kinds of other goodies at Motley Crew Marketplace in Buellton.) If you live in Santa Barbara County, …

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Rock Crab Eggs Benedict Recipe

May 29, 2023 by liz

You can’t go wrong with anything from weekend brunch menu at Jane at the Marketplace in Goleta. But if you can’t make it there, you can get their own recipe for this easy Crab Benedict made with Santa Barbara Rock Crab. Read all about the crab, this dish, and the restaurant here. Tip: When making …

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Passion Fruit Pavlova at Bettina

March 21, 2023 by liz

There is so much great food at Bettina pizzeria in Montecito/Santa Barbara, it’s hard to pick from the menu! We love their Seasonal Burrata appetizer—like Fall Persimmon Burrata Sofrito—and we absolutely adore this Passion Fruit Pavlova for dessert. Luck for us all, it’s available almost year-round!

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Cast Iron Seared Fish Sandwich Recipe

September 21, 2022 by liz

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 …

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Meyer Lemon Tart Recipe

September 15, 2022 by liz

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.

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Wine Cocktail: White Peachy Bloody Mary Recipe

August 27, 2022 by liz

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: …

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Grilled Watermelon Salad

August 5, 2022 by liz

There is actually something more delicious than cold, ripe watermelon in the heat of summer, and it’s grilled watermelon! Chef Robert Perez of The Black Sheep in Santa Barbara sears watermelon, caramelizing it for this summer salad. And it’s more delicious.

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Summer Tomato Gazpacho Recipe

July 17, 2022 by liz

Presqu’ile Vineyard & Winery in Santa Maria has a stellar food and wine program. This modern winery specializes in cool-climate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Syrah from Santa Barbara County. The property on Clark Avenue contains estate vineyards, gardens, winery buildings and spaces, a pond, and a 1-acre farm. And the farm is the epicenter of …

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Buttered Popcorn Ice Cream Recipe

July 15, 2022 by liz

When you’re craving your favorite movie treat in the middle of summer – what to do? Make Buttered Popcorn Ice Cream, that’s what. This recipe came from a 12-year old die-hard going-to-the-movies fan, when she missed being able to go to cinemas in 2020. Her parents own Peasant’s Feast in Solvang, so they encouraged her …

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