Bruschetta that makes even mealy winter tomatoes taste good!
After I learned the “Never buy clothes online” lesson for the 87th time, I braved the shopping mall yesterday to find a …
Epic baking fails and how to avoid them
No one likes sad bread, right? A couple weeks ago I was reading a back issue of Cooking Light where the editors …
Expectation violation: Movies and mushroom meatloaf
While many of my friends and fam sneaked off to see the new Harry Potter in November, I dutifully attended my studies. …
Pineapple Banana Bread (aka why I squirrel away frozen bananas all year)
By November, you must open our freezer carefully lest the flying bananas injure you. I collect ripe bananas all year long in …
Sandi’s Pumpkin Pear Bread
When I lived in Ukiah, one of my favorite things about the holidays was sampling Sandi Ledford’s pumpkin pear bread. I think …
The best spaghetti sauce in the west… MINE.
I grew up with the succulent scent of homemade spaghetti sauce filling the air. I’m talking all-day on-the-stove torment pushing the bounds …
Green bean casserole SACRILEGE
As you may know, I am an avid follower of the Pioneer Woman. I love her recipes, photo advice and general wittiness. …
When life gives you pears, make crisp!
My dear friend Shannon of Mille Feuille Photography and all things fabulous, visited this weekend for the 13th annual Sacramento Art Festival. …
Restaurant quality green chicken enchiladas (with minimal effort!)
Enchiladas are my favorite Mexican specialty! (Photo credit) I am perpetually in pursuit of good enchiladas. By good I mean flavorful, unmushy …
Culinary forays and failures
My current nemesis. Home for the second weekend this semester, I immediately jumped into Betty Crocker mode. Cooking is a favorite hobby …