Hey Amy!

I wish it would rain.  And get really cold.  Pour rain.  Buckets please.  It is still entirely too warm in Los Angeles for October.  I want it to be cool so I can bake and cook all the delicious fall treats I have written about this week.  Please someone make it rain! Today’s recipe creates [...]

I am pulling out the slow cooker again.  I actually never really put it away although I tend to use it more in the cooler seasons.  Today we are cooking pork  roast with apples.  YUM.  The roast remains very juicy and the flavors scream of fall. Ingredients: 3 to 4 lb. pork loin roast salt [...]

This is a fairly healthy dish that is simple to create.  The key is in the basting.  I know, I know, you don’t have time to hover around the oven and baste this beast.  Well, let me tell you that it is worth it.  Figure out something else to do while you are between bastings.  [...]

I just discovered lamb.  We were in DC on vacation and the lamb on the menu sounded so delicious I decided to give it a shot.  I found the texture to be similar to beef for those of you who like me, were uncertain.  I thoroughly loved the dish so now I am on the [...]

Nothing beats a good easy pasta dish after a long day.  Something quick and easy, yet nutritious and delicious.  I have many I turn to but this one continues to up it’s rotation because of it’s zest and fresh flavors.  It takes all of five minutes to assemble so door to dinner takes just minutes. [...]

When I first took the leap to cook for more people than “me and him”, I had two big concerns–timing and quantities.  Timing is something I think even the greatest of chefs struggle with in the beginning.  It’s like anything in life–the more you do something the better you will get.  As you familiarize yourself [...]

Here comes Cinco de Mayo! I know, many of you don’t have any idea what that means.  I did not until moving to Southern California and being taught by many that it’s another holiday full of beer and margaritas.  Now you and I both know drinking is not the reason for any holiday let alone [...]