Last week we took a little trip down food memory lane. We grew up in the 1970’s with a lot of prepackaged food (Swanson’s TV dinners and Kool-Aid, anyone?) and those little Pillsbury recipe booklets you would find at the checkout. As children of the …
We may sound like a broken record around this time every year. Blood oranges. We have so many blood oranges! The season is short, though, so we have to make the most of it 😉 This time we are sharing something a little different with …
It’s almost Valentine’s Day! We like to serve special dishes on Valentine’s Day. Cassoulet with Duck Confit is a decadent yet comforting dish that will warm your heart and your tastebuds. We use prepared duck confit because it’s available at our local specialty market, but …
It’s that dreary mid-winter time of the year when we crave comfort food. Shepherd’s Pie has always been a favorite wintertime meal for us. We like to make ours with lamb – we read somewhere that shepherds herd sheep not cows, haha! – but you …
If you are ever in St. Helena, a quaint town in the heart of the Napa Valley, you must visit The Model Bakery . It is hands down our favorite bakery. They not only make excellent Almond Macaroons , as we previously shared with you, …
Top row left to right: Our Favorite Pop Tarts, Fast and Easy Mexican Style Shredded Chicken, Challah Middle row left to right: Air Fryer Apple Donuts, Malloreddus Pasta, Cochinita Pibil Bottom row left to right: Individual Blackberry Pies, Mexican Chocolate Cake, Malted Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies …
Is it really already the second week of December? It’s time to bake holiday cookies! Something to brighten our days and satisfy our longing for tradition. The holidays look a little different this year. Baking brings us joy and we want to share it with …
Have you gotten on the sourdough starter bandwagon this year? We have and are loving baking all the breads. Truth be told, we don’t like to throw away our discard sourdough starter and have been looking for ways to use it up. Our Sourdough Discard …
French Onion Soup is probably one of the simplest soups in terms of the few ingredients it requires. The thing about French Onion Soup is that it takes time – lots of time to perfectly caramelize the onions. This recipe is perfect to make on …
Ahhh…fall has finally arrived in our area. The nights are finally cold and the days are crisp. Fall is apple season for us and one of our all-time favorite treats are Apple Donuts. In years past, we have made the trek up to Apple Hill …