If you're thinking about getting back on track in the new year, these Roasted Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms, Onions, and Rosemary are low-carb, g ...
These Pickle Fritters take the viral recipe and amp it up! Dill pickles are mixed in a seasoned cornmeal batter and fried to crispy perfection. ...
Anise has various uses and benefits. It can be applied to the skin to treat conditions like lice, scabies, and psoriasis. In the culinary world, anise ...
This elegant rosemary potato galette with Gruyere cheese and garlic is easier than it looks! I?ve been making a version of the rosemary potato galett ...
 I have decided that I am going to make these sparkly sugar cranberries as often as possible while cranberries are in season. This is a recipe ...
I have been meaning to share this recipe for a roasted pork prime rib since 2020. I always love to have a prime rib for the Christmas holiday as i ...
Disclosure – I am going to start out by saying in 2019 we took a trip overseas where I relied a lot on what I read online and/or via social med ...
We have been camping most of the time we have been together, which is officially over 20 years this year. Â We started camping by sleeping in a tent ...
Another delicious lunch option for y’all is this recipe for a Smashed Chickpea Salad Sandwich, along with a bit of a food blogging rant. Fi ...
Not sure about anyone else but during lockdown we baked more than our share of fresh bread as well as pastries and even Tartine croissants. It was ...
I should call this the secret salad instead of chopped green salad because I have been keeping it a secret for three years. It is a salad recipe t ...
We are big eggplant eaters over here but never do we bake or fry , unless I am making eggplant parmesan. Â This recipe for Baked Eggplant has been o ...
Happy Summer! Â The weather has been brilliant the past week, which means the bounty of summer has been hitting the markets with an abundance. Â E ...
Here we are living in a new world during weird times. Â We just completed our first International trip in over two and a half years, the longest sin ...
This recipe came about by accident during the pandemic when I had limited supply in the freezer. Â You remember those days, when the world acted lik ...
I still remember the first time I flew into Paris France as if it was the other day. Â That was over 25 years ago. Â The plane was descending over ...
If you receive our newsletter you already had a chance to make a batch of this chocolate for your Valentine. Â I wish I could take credit for creati ...
Long overdue catch up on the small kitchen remodel we did last year. Â If you follow me on Instagram you were able to come along for the fun, as we ...
Hoping you found your way over to our little Virtual Trip to Paris after joining us for all the fun in Italy. Â One thing that has been on our minds ...
Summertime savory tarts like this Asparagus Goat Cheese Tart are a favorite summer meal to make, and enjoy. Â I tend to bake them often as the month ...
Last summer rhubarb seemed to be the one fruit that did not sell out of the market. Â It seemed that the pandemic fruit of choice was apples, peache ...
Three months into the pandemic we were itching to get our passports out. Â As travel still not allowed and the light at the end of the travel tunnel ...
It only took me a year and 1095 meals later to find a recipe that worked for at least three-weekday breakfasts. Â I literally have made every meal f ...
Here we are a year into the new way of living. Â For us, that journey has meant a lot of homemade bread. Â When I do not have time to make sourdou ...
Pavlovas are one of my go-to recipes when I entertain. Â I love how fancy they look without being too complicated. Â Now that we are only dining f ...
Fondue has become a guilty pleasure at our house recently.  What prompted this indulgence was not only the love of cheese but it is a fun meal! � ...
Moules Frites is one of those dishes that I usually save to enjoy at a little bistro in Paris, it is one of those travel dishes that I look forward to ...
I am a firm believer that everyone should have a handful of recipes that they are really good at. Â The kind that can be whipped up with very little ...
I had high hopes of sharing so many wonderful holiday recipes since I have nothing but time on my hands this year. Â Then I got hit with covid fatig ...
I have been wanting to create an ultra-rich vegetarian-based stock to use when making sauces as well as stews. Â With Thanksgiving coming up and gra ...
This Thanksgiving we are heading to the mountains to cook and overeat with another couple. Â The meal will be meat-heavy with a vegetarian flare. Â ...
I know what you are thinking, what another pumpkin dip recipe" Â Stick with me as this is not your everyday pumpkin dip. Â This my lovely friend i ...
I use to buy pita bread then the pandemic hit. Â Once an item that was always available was suddenly sold out, everywhere. Â I did the next best t ...
When I made this recipe I was dreaming that I was in Italy. Â The flavors in this recipe for Italian Style Lamb Belly will definitely take you on a ...
I am not ready to let go of summer yet even though it has been a different summer this year. Â I would happily continue enjoying all the fresh berri ...
There are a few things this summer that has brought me pure joy. Â The first is the sweetest peaches I have had in years. Â I cannot get enough of ...
I was given a review copy of Slow Cook All Day written by Paula Jones.  All opinions expressed are my own. “Excerpt from Slow Cook All Day: T ...
I was never a big granola eater.  That was until I tried my friend Maggie‘s granola recipe from her book A New Way to Food, which by the way ...
Every summer I say the same thing after a few grilling sessions, why don’t I grill all year long.  There is truly something magical about ho ...
Our friend Celine surprised us with a package of frozen as well as fresh black truffles last month. Â It is always such a beautiful treat to receive ...
One of my past times during this time at home is watching professional chefs cook from their homes on Instagram. Â One of my favorite duos is the br ...
One of my many pandemic goals is to take advantage of this time that was given to me and to get projects done that I have been putting off. Â One of ...
I had a similar kumquat scone back in February at one of my favorite spots in Oakland. Â Kumquats are a love or hate type of fruit and I am on the l ...
This recipe for Portuguese Cod with Potatoes and Chorizo is on regular rotation at our house.  It is inspired by a recipe Lenny’s mom makes. ...
A few months ago we discovered lamb tenderloin and couldn’t be happier.  Tenderloins are one of our favorite cuts of meat to cook when we ar ...
In the last two weeks, we have been enjoying more comfort food than normal. Â When I say comfort food I am talking about rich and flavorful meals th ...
I have been eating my fair share of cod the past couple of months and I LOVE it! Â Black cod has quickly become one of my favorite fish to cook on t ...
This recipe for Smoky Roasted Tomato White Bean Stew has been on the regular Covid-19 rotation menu for past couple of months. It has definitely evolv ...
Before Shelter in Place even kicked off our local markets went into panic mode. Â It was the first week of March. Â Over morning coffee Lenny ment ...
Is anyone else craving comfort food in a big way"  For Valentine’s Day dinner we splurged with some fresh Santa Barbara Lobster which was am ...
I know what you are saying, herb-roasted turkey in March" Â I tucked a heritage turkey into the freezer back in January. Â You know for a rainy da ...
I have been wanting to share this recipe since I started Chez Us. Â This clam dip recipe brings back so many childhood memories for me. Â I am ver ...
The first time I had bourbon hard sauce was in London and it was served alongside a slice of sticky toffee pudding. Â It was blissful. Â I could n ...
We were brainstorming for a recent dinner party and kept talking about holiday childhood food memories. Â I kept coming back to shrimp cocktails. Â ...
The older I get the more I am becoming a savory person especially when it comes to side dishes during the holidays. Â More often than not, I would r ...
There is a restaurant in Oakland that makes a dreamy panna cotta and even before ordering the mains I check out the dessert menu first. Â If panna c ...
I know I said I would keep food and Beautycounter separate but I changed my mind. Â Clean living is part of cleaning eating and I strongly believe i ...
I have been dying to get back into blogging, writing, cooking and shooting for the past two months. Â Ahh, I wish life would slow down a bit. Â We ...
A reader reached out last month asking for my go-to recipe for creamy mashed potatoes. Â I was actually surprised that I had not posted a basic mash ...
We love Julie at The Little Kitchen! Â Do you know her" Â If not, you need to make friends with her as she is one of the kindest and funniest food ...
It finally cooled down over the weekend, after a few days of near one hundred temperatures. Â Perfect soup weather to be exact; Â slightly cool wi ...
I meant to share this recipe for Maitake Tacos before we went to the Faroe Islands. Then I didn’t. I made them again this week and decided it ...
I LOVE chimichangas as in really love them. I tend not to order very often because they are fried. I usually opt for something a bit more on the hea ...
One of my favorite things to do each season is to create a new sweet roll recipe. We don’t eat sweet rolls or cinnamons too often, so when we ...
This is one of those recipes which I intended on sharing a while ago, actually for Easter. Then life took over, and maybe I was a tad lazy too. It d ...
This recipe for smoked cauliflower tacos has been on the regular rotation around here. By regular I mean at least twice a week. They are that good a ...
True story. I made this recipe on Sunday to photograph and I ate one egg. Lenny literally ate ten of these spicy breakfast deviled eggs in almost on ...
Persian recipes are one of my favorites to make at home especially once the warm begins to warm up. All of the exotic spices mixed together creates s ...
I am completely beat down this week. My original plan was to reshoot this recipe earlier in the week as I didn’t think the photos I took did t ...
This chicken bone broth recipe saved my life last year. Well, maybe not literally but figuratively it did. It nourished me when I was down, and it bro ...
Cauliflower has become a staple for us since we started eating a more plant-heavy diet the past year. I never use to be very excited about it when a b ...
I am in love with this recipe for chocolate coconut fat bombs, which by the way should be called LOVE bombs. They are super easy to make and do not re ...
Here I am on February 10 staring at the list that I did not get too. I had big plans and ideas to shoot five new recipes that are inspired by love. In ...
It is one of my favorite times of the year; February the month of love! I was so happy when Julie asked us to be a part of this very special event, Co ...
At our house, we tend to drink a lot of water. Lately, to change it up I have been buying bubbly water. Need to break out that soda stream again, and ...
Traveling to new places and trying new restaurants definitely inspires me back at home in the kitchen. I was in Montreal for business this past Decem ...
I cannot imagine the Christmas holidays without making my grandmother’s toffee. Unfortunately for the past few months, nuts and I do not agree ...
Dorie Greenspace is my baking goddess. I trust all of her baking recipes as they are always right on, plus they taste amazing. This recipe for sugar t ...
I am excited about this holiday season as it is the first time in thirteen years that we will actually be home for most of December. Usually, we hav ...
Are you a doughnut or a doughnut hole kind of person" I think I have become more of a doughnut hole kind of gal. When I decide to hit a local doug ...
I warned you that I cannot get enough pumpkin. Three weeks ago I was cleaning out my cookbooks when I decided to flip open my favorite go-to book fo ...
Who knew that for the past ten years of my life I have been making “cauliflower riceâ€. All this time I thought I was using leftover caul ...
I always keep a pork tenderloin in the freezer for those nights when I am not sure what to make or for when I am hungry for pork. This time of the y ...
I love eating anything pumpkin. The last two months I have been going a bit crazy with using it in everything from breakfast oatmeal to stirring it ...
If you are a regular reader you know how I am on the go all the time. I get asked all the time how I do it, and what are my main travel necessities. ...
I love, love, love this Potato and Green Bean Salad recipe which was inspired by my friend Diana who was inspired by David Tannis. Diana made it ove ...
Ever since I discovered that turmeric is a fantastic spice to use beyond Indian food, I have been grabbing it more often than not to use in my cooking ...
I am really excited to be sharing this recipe for Marvelous Meatball Stroganoff with you. I wish I could take all of the credit for developing this ...
I am the first to dust off my passport when the word vacation pops up. This summer over a glass of rose while talking about summer plans, we realize ...
I made Lenny this super moist carrot cake to celebrate his birthday. Carrot cake is his favorite cake so I make it once a year to celebrate his birt ...
I have been working on perfecting my paella making skills this summer which means I have been making paella often. By perfecting, I mean I have been ...
Summer salads are my jam. During the warm summer months when produce is exploding I make some sort of salad for lunch as well as dinner. It could ...
We try to spend as much time as we can in the mountains enjoying the outdoors during the summer months. One of our favorite places to hit is the Gol ...
This recipe should be called cheesy meatballs. Guess what" I like to call it Cheesy Meatball Fondue as it is so much fun to serve to your friends. ...
