I just kind of feel like I need to acknowledge the elephant in the room here: Donald Trump is going to be our president. (No this isn’t a political blog and I really am hoping not to alienate any readers by making a few comments here). But holy. what?!. just.…
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Happy Halloween everyone, and get ready for a photo heavy post! (But never fear, I still managed to include a recipe…) Karen and Eric are our amazing friends here in San Diego and we couldn’t be happier for them that they are expecting their 1st baby! We met almost…
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I’m trying to cope with the fact that it’s no longer the weekend. We got back last night from an amazing weekend trip to Santa Barbara with friends and I am definitely not ready to be awake or working at the present time. (Pillow in my office, can haz?) For…
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First of all I want to congratulate Cheyanne from No Spoon Necessary who was the winner of the Sweet Phi Cookbook giveaway! Get excited for some amazing recipes coming your way, Cheyanne 🙂 If you’re a newcomer and don’t know about Phi’s cookbook, I’d highly recommend that you pop on…
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As a blogger I kind of feel guilty posting recipes that I’ve only tried once; my reputation is supposedly “food expert” but how can one be an expert in a food one has only attempted once? But, I also hate repeating recipes due to my easily bored palate. As it…
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Summer is officially here! Let’s celebrate by gorging on fresh and roasted summer vegetables tossed with rustic bread. That’s what I was thinking, at least, when I decided to make this Summer Panzanella. Panzanella is a hearty salad that heralds from Tuscany, Italy, and typically is made up of a combination…
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There’s been so much to celebrate lately- Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, The Kentucky Derby.. sometimes blogging feels like an exercise in chasing the holidays. So today (there are no holidays that I know of) I am going back to my roots. Recipes for recipes sake. Behold! Crepes with Wild…
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I’ve been wracking my brains (wracking!!!) for an epic Cinco de Mayo post. As a San Diegan I feel a particular burden of responsibility when it comes to Mexican and Latin American recipes and I want to do them all the justice I can. (Let it be known that I…
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My favorite fish market in San Diego, called Catalina Offshore Products, has weekly coupons that typically include seasonal fish and whatever they happen to have a plethora of at the moment. I was so excited when, a few weeks ago, I started noticing halibut all over their list. I went…
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Burrata is one of those fun cheeses that seems so fancy, but is incredibly approachable flavor-wise. If you haven’t ever had the pleasure of trying burrata- first off- go get some!!!! It’s so good! And secondly – the flavor profile is incredibly similar to mozzarella. It’s stretched and pulled thin…