When you blog about food you often end up with odds and ends at the end of each week. These may be things you have prepped and not used, or food that you didn’t finish because of the need to create a new blog the next day. We hate to waste food and try […]
Cheese
Spaghetti Squash & Goats Cheese Arancini with Pumpkin Seeds
A number of years ago I met a crazy Irish-Italian American guy from San Francisco who ultimately became my roommate. He loved food. He still loves food. One night we went out to dinner and he introduced me to Arancini. I’m not sure if I loved the creamy rice of the inside or the […]
Cypress Grove Truffle Tremor Chèvre
The other night we decided to try this pungent Truffle Tremor Chèvre from Cypress Grove. As soon as we unwrapped it we could smell the truffle, which we were expecting, but what we were not expecting was that the cheese smelled much more like a triple cream brie than a chèvre. We ate […]
Organic Arugula Salad with Baby Turnips, Fig Goats Cheese and Chicken
Today was beautiful. The sun was shining, the air was warm and for October 12 it felt more like late August. When I got home from work I got our little Lucy and headed off for the farmer’s market at our local park. We found all sorts of treasures including some baby turnips, organic […]
Mac, Cheese & Bacon Bites
At our market, near the deli, you can find pre-packaged meats and cheeses. One day we noticed something called “cheese ends” which are sold for people to use in making cheese sauces. We decided to buy some and created this yummy bite size treat. We began with a package of elbow pasta, the “cheese ends” […]
Swiss Chard and Goats Cheese Omelete with Organic Eggs
We found these beautiful organic eggs at the farmer’s market and did not hesitate to spend the five dollars to get them. We especially loved the blue egg! Where we live you don’t see farm fresh eggs very often, so this was a treat. We also purchased some gorgeous Swiss chard. The stalks were so beautiful we […]
Five Cheese Sampling
I’ve said it before, we love cheese. If it didn’t have such a bad reputation nutritionally, we’d be eating it every night. Last night we decided to have a little cheese tasting. Our local market happened to have interesting cheeses for a change so we took advantage of the rare occasion to do this lovely […]
Lamb Kebabs with Mediterranean Vegetables & Grilled Haloumi Cheese
In the summertime cooking on our grill is our favorite way to cook. Tonight we had the luxury of eating dinner together, which usually never happens when one of you is a professional chef. We sat outside and enjoyed this summer dinner of lamb kebabs with Mediterranean vegetables and grilled Haloumi cheese along with a […]