Make every bite count: adventures in food, recipes, eating out & love
Living in California means having fruit trees in your yard, or in the yard of friends, coworkers and neighbors. If your produce yield is not high (unlikely here in the land of sunshine), you’ll surely receive piles of peaches, apricots, plums, oranges, lemons, avocado and figs from those living and working around you. Hint: it …
Ever since summer rolled around, I’ve been crazy for ice cream. Armed with my candy-apple red Cuisinart ice cream maker (so much better than a red sports car) nothing can stop me! I’ve been trying everything in that machine: egg nog ice cream, goat milk ice cream, rosemary infused ice cream with strawberries, ice milk …
On my latest trip to Europe, a birthday eating/drinking tour across Rioja, Basque country and Bordeaux, with romance provided by the Baker, I received the most perfect birthday gift of all: French macarons. A box of classic, assorted macarons by a well-known maker purchased in the Paris airport is not cheap. It’s gorgeous in its …
I love flan – or crème caramel in French. And it’s not as hard to make as you might think. Try this easy recipe to get you started. You may have to try it several times to make sure you’ve got it right… to really get the best one you will need to taste test. …
