Lately, I’ve totally been into bagels. I’m eating them with butter, cream cheese, apples, turkey, hummus, roasted red peppers – you name it, I’ve probably put it on a bagel in the last month. I’m not sure how or why this came about, but one day I had a serious craving for a plain bagel
Category: Ingredients
For the Love of Cheese (and Asian Pears)
Let it be known that if my digestive tract could take it, I would probably eat 2-3lbs of cheese a week. Seriously. If I were to become stranded on a desert island, my first request upon entering civilization would be a fruit and cheese platter. I’m not quite sure when I fell madly in love
Homestyle Mac & Cheese – better than the “cheesiest”
Hands-down one of my favorite meals to cook and eat – especially in Autumn – is homemade mac and cheese. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not above eating the “cheesiest” variety that comes in that blue box, but when I’m really craving some pasta and cheesy goodness, I’m all about making it from scratch. I’ve
Oatmeal: the good, the bad and the ugly
First, the good: Oatmeal is about as individual a breakfast item as you can get. Everyone has their own version: instant, flavored, quick, old fashioned; their own way of making it: stovetop, microwave, just-add-water; their own way of decorating it: milk, cream, nuts, berries, dried fruit or yogurt. Some just like making cookies out of
I Scream, You Scream
I knew I should have freakin’ written this post when inspiration arrived at my door in the form of “Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams At Home”, but as I’ve already explained, this summer was crazy and now, as I’m about to describe the ease with which I made my first ice creams, it’s decidedly NOT ice
Avocado Capital of the World
San Diego County produces 60% of California’s avocados and I’m lucky enough to live in the avocado capital of the world. Really. During harvest season, (March-May), you can actually drive down the road plucking avocados from the trees without even leaving the car – they’re that plentiful. And cheap. (No, I don’t get all of
Farmer Photo Op
As I mentioned earlier this week, my favorite farmers market is the Vista Farmers Market. Over the past few years I’ve gotten to know a few of the farmers pretty well. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I’ll say it again: it’s SO important to get to know the grower – it’s
All Around the Mulberry Bush
The first time I saw this peculiar berry at the Farmers Market I thought, “that looks weird. And gross. And weird.” I ended up buying the first pint more for its’ uniqueness than taste, (and three years later I still can’t accurately describe the taste), but each year I’m happy to see them again and
Cooking For Madison 