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A bowl of beans and cheese on top of a table.

Chorizo & White Bean Soup with Queso Fresco

08/21/2011 |

The day I went to Whole Foods to buy the quinoa for my Quinoa Salad with Pistachios and Dried Apricots,…

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A bowl of salad with colorful vegetables and herbs.

Beet, Red Cabbage & Carrot Salad with Seeds, Currants and Orange Pomegranate Molasses Dressing

07/21/2011 |

In the past three weeks I have made a Blueberry Cake, Checkerboard Cookies and Peanut Butter Cookies. I also made…

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A plate of food with shrimp and rice patties.

Fried Green Tomatoes with Tomato Brown Sugar Chutney

07/14/2011 |

Have you ever gotten up in the morning and said to yourself, today I have got to make me some…

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A piece of cake with blueberries on top.

Blueberry Pudding Cake for My 4th of July BBQ

07/05/2011 |

I was so happy for the 4th of July to roll around, because we were having our first holiday feast…

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Two photos of a dessert with one being cheesecake.

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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A close up of a loaf of meat on a plate

Mirepoix Meatloaf Recipe ~ Simple & Easy

03/16/2011 |

After writing my post about Leftover Oddments Soup and mentioning the best leftovers possible – meatloaf sandwiches – all of…

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A close up of cookies on a plate

Snickerdoodle Cookies

03/12/2011 |

My older son, David, lives in Davis in northern California, and as I live in Los Angeles, I don’t get…

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A close up of some crackers with cheese and fruit

Spirited Fruit and Cheese Hors d’Oeuvres from Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms

02/10/2011 |

This tasty appetizer was served as part of an Afternoon Tea which also included Holiday Sweet Potato and Turkey Empanadas,…

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A white plate topped with fruit and pastry.

Mascarpone Tarts with Plum Sauce

02/04/2011 |

From the time I learned to cook as a kid until I started culinary school, all my food was cooked…

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A bowl of lettuce with dressing in it.

Thousand Island Dressing & an Act of Desperation

11/10/2010 |

Last Sunday I was going to the grocery store, so I asked my husband if there was anything he wanted…

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