Avocados

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Cumin Garlic Roasted Carrots & Avocado Salad with Citrus Dressing, Arugula and Sesame Seeds

11/12/2011 |

The full title of this post should be “Cumin, Garlic, Chile de Arbol, Thyme Roasted Carrots and Avocado Salad with…

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BALEEN at The Portofino Hotel for Breakfast, Lunch, Oh My and Lemon Meringue Pie

06/25/2011 |

In September of last year I visited Baleen and photographed beautiful dishes from Executive Chef Jesse Souza’s dinner menu. I…

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Fiesta Papaya, Pineapple and Avocado Salad from Grace-Marie’s Kitchen

05/29/2010 |

Going to a cooking class at Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms in Manhattan Beach is like going home to dinner…

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Avocados & The Easy Reader Beach Magazine

05/13/2010 |

Cook & Be Merry in the May 2010 issue of the Easy Reader Beach magazine was devoted to the California…

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Chicken and Avocado Skillet Chilaquiles

05/06/2010 |

The first time in my life that I ate Chilaquiles was at the Food Bloggers lunch and cooking demonstration sponsored…

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California Avocado and Mango with Honey Yogurt and Avocado Liquado with Lavender Shortbread Cookie

05/03/2010 |

I have never thought of the avocado as a fruit. It’s not sweet. I think of it as one of…

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Crispy California Avocado Taco for Cinco de Mayo

05/02/2010 |

The avocado originated in Central and South America where it was cultivated as many as 7,000 years ago. It was…

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A California Avocado Day at Ciudad Restaurant for Cinco de Mayo with the Too Hot Tamales

04/26/2010 |

Last Saturday the California Avocado Commission hosted a Food Bloggers lunch and cooking demonstration at Ciudad with Mary Sue Milliken…

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A plate of food with salmon and guacamole.

Salmon with Avocado and Sweet Chili Sauce from Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms

04/07/2010 |

When Grace-Marie told me she was cooking something with salmon and avocado today, I immediately volunteered to photograph whatever she…

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Exquisite Salad ~ Rice, Chicken, Asparagus, Avocado with Cilantro Puree Vinaigrette

04/05/2010 |

The weather in Los Angeles in the spring is like an earthquake with aftershocks. One day it is 80 degrees…

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