My wife, Peggy, and I recently returned from a cruise from Barcelona to Venice with a few extra ...
“Foodie” vacations are usually to countries like France, Italy or China. But Jamaica? Sun, surf, ...
I’m not a foodie. I seldom watch the Food Channel. The one cookbook I own came with my ...
Summer time means grilling time. And I have been doing a lot of it lately.
One of the perks of ...
The classic triumvirate of tomato, basil and mozzarella is nothing short of divine. I can just ...
Really, it is too hot to write. (No, my “office” in the old farm house is not air conditioned.) I ...
Summer fruits and veggies start coming in this mid to late summertime heat. Often, it is not just a ...
Like Lucy, the Australopithecus from which all humans spawn, this brownie recipe from “The Joy of ...
Makes 4 servings
1 medium eggplant, sliced into 1/2-inch thick rounds (about 10-12 slices)
16 ...
1 head iceberg lettuce, shredded or cut into small pieces
1/2 cup canola oil
1/4 cup rice vinegar ...
3 to 4 sweet onions (about 3 pounds), halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons butter
Makes 4 servings
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups 2% or ...
The traditional pasta dish. (serves 6 as a first course)
Spaghetti (or penne or rigatoni) – I ...
Visiting Dinosaur National Park from Salt Lake City can certainly be done in a long day trip, but ...
Food is the epicenter of Mormon culture, which makes it seem like people rarely show up at church ...
The Kogi Taco Truck made me miss being in my twenties. Especially over the last couple of months, ...
The weather turned yesterday.
The air was suddenly, blissfully free of the sodden end-of-summer ...
This summer marks my thirty-first year as an attorney. But when I think back to the summer of 1978 ...
Little siblings of the traditional Austrian-Hungarian Linzertorte, Linzer cookies are very much a ...
Lately it’s been quiet in my place. I’m amazed by how only a week can feel like a lifetime after ...
I love living in Southern California, except in the autumn. The weather's hot, there's no foliage, ...
Any fans of Lisa Fain’s first cookbook, Homesick Texan or her blog, Homesick Texan, will surely ...
I’ll spare you the tale of Work, because that would seem like I’m complaining. I am not. Lots and ...
Ya’ll, this is my go to summer dessert. Well, it may be my go to dessert period. I love to ...
Homemade tomato soup is good, but roasted tomato soup is even better. With the abundance of ...
Strawberry season is in full swing across most of the country, so chances are you're buying lots of ...
Still finding new ways to use up all my Farmer's Market finds. I love green beans and always buy ...
One of the things I feel is emblematic of being a California Girl is the love of cars. The ...
When my oldest son left for his senior year of college in September, he was leaving the comfort ...