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Baba Ghanoush, Baby!

Baba Ghanoush, Baby!

Follow my blog with Bloglovin A rich variety of eggplants (or aubergines for my European cousins) are making their presence felt at many farmers m...
Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup.

Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup.

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Temperatures are definitely dropping here on the central coast, winter is approaching. Here is a simple, tasty and wa...
Season of the Pumpkin, Spicy Warm Pumpkin Salad

Season of the Pumpkin, Spicy Warm Pumpkin Salad

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Marking the season of the pumpkin, I decided to share one of my own recipes.  Spicy warm pumpkin salad. It is smooth ...
Friday Fish Live Miyagi Oysters

Friday Fish Live Miyagi Oysters

A confession: my favorite Friday Fish is oyster breakfast courtesy of Rudy at the Monterey Peninsula College Farmers Market. Just a few of these de...
FRIDAY FISH - Fresh, Whole Calamari

FRIDAY FISH - Fresh, Whole Calamari

This week’s Real Good Fish share is squid—very large and very fresh.   I’m thinking of a quick saute with garlic, fresh tomato and basil over p...
We Wish You Were Here Part Two Bali

We Wish You Were Here Part Two Bali

Follow my blog with Bloglovin With only a whisper of jet lag remaining, we are once again under the Californian sun. The memory full of verdant im...
We Wish You Were Here Part One Bali

We Wish You Were Here Part One Bali

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Bali is otherwise known as “The Land of The Gods” and is nothing short of a sensory explosion.  The color, the flavo...
Tarte aux Fraises avec Noix de Cajou

Tarte aux Fraises avec Noix de Cajou

 At 14, on returning home for summer from boarding school, my parents proudly announced I had been accepted to a cookery school in Paris. Somethi...
"Very Berry Good Strawberries"

"Very Berry Good Strawberries"

Friday is my favorite day of the week. Not because it is the end of the working week, you’re kidding me right? (All Mom’s raise your hand if you kn...
Carmel Valley Produce Stand

Carmel Valley Produce Stand

Well, it's April and the produce stand at Hacienda Hay and Feed in Carmel Valley is open for the season!    With working dogs to help unload the...
Chocolate Almond Energy Balls

Chocolate Almond Energy Balls

Energy balls are void of processed sugar, but high in protein, and fiber. They are sure to woo your honey with the intention of encouraging healt...