Pasta

A plate of food with meat and vegetables on it.

Chicken, Sausage, Asparagus and Mushroom Pasta from Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms

03/26/2011 |

I was really looking forward to my recent visit to Grace-Marie’s Kitchen, because the theme was Italian Cucina Sunday Supper.…

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A plate of pasta with some vegetables on it

Butternut Squash and Tagliatelle with Red Pepper Sauce, Lemon and Arugula

11/08/2010 |

Fall is here for sure, because Daylight Savings Time ended in Los Angeles today. The sun is lower and the…

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Rosti Tuscan Kitchen and a Pizza Competition

10/07/2010 |

Recently I received an invitation to join in a visit to Rosti Tuscan Kitchen in Encino, CA, along with ten…

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The Alto Adige Region of Italy Celebrated By Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms

07/19/2010 |

On June 26, Grace-Marie’s Kitchen Cooking School at Bristol Farms presented a cooking class and luncheon in collaboration with the…

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A woman with glasses smiling for the camera. Hello! My name is Lynne Hemer, and I am a woman obsessed with food and cooking, in search of new, unusual, exotic, and sublime ingredients and recipes. I love reading cookbooks, taking cooking classes, going to restaurants, photographing food, and blogging about it all! I hope you enjoy my website as much as I enjoyed creating it.