Sauteed Beef with White Wine and Rosemary

September 25, 2015

Red wine seems like the right choice to complement beef, but surprisingly white wine is perfect in this richly flavored dish. With just a few ingredients and very little time, you will have a dinner easy enough for a weeknight and tasting like a special occasion. The trick is to only cook the beef slices […]

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Pierre Franey’s Chicken Breasts With Tomatoes and Capers

September 18, 2015

Chef Franey developed this great recipe in 1991 for the 60 minute Gourmet column in the New York Times. You simply saute the chicken until lightly browned and then add the rest of the ingredients to the pan, stir and cook 9 minutes more -that’s it! Dinner was ready in no time with ingredients that […]

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Avocado Shrimp Salsa

September 9, 2015

It was painful returning to sweltering San Diego on Monday. We spent the loveliest of Labor Day weekends in Lake Tahoe where the crisp fall air required a jacket in the morning and evenings…Heaven! I am always amazed at how effortless our friends Terri and Bill make entertaining housefuls of people for days on end […]

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The Only Potato Salad Recipe You’ll Ever Need

September 1, 2015

That is the way the Los Angeles Times describes this recipe. And just in time for Labor Day, the last official potato salad event of the year! This is a salad I never make or even eat, for that matter.  Just always seems heavy and mayonnaisey and there’s usually something else I’d rather have a […]

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Strawberry Nut Bread

August 25, 2015

This is another delicious nut bread I would only make when fresh strawberries are in season. You can serve it room temperature or warmed with cream cheese or butter. Great with fresh fruit or a cup of coffee. Wrapped in foil, this will keep in the refrigerator for days. 3 cups sifted flour 1 tsp. […]

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Martha Stewart’s Very Best Banana Bread

August 17, 2015

We rented a house last weekend in Idyllwild, about two hours away in the mountains. The hospitable owner, Ida Staples, left us 8 mini loaves of wonderful freshly baked banana bread along with gift certificates to the candy store for the little boys..nice touch! Our Swiss relatives have just arrived, and Ida has inspired me […]

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Collected Wisdom for August 9

August 6, 2015

The trouble is, you think you have time.      Buddha Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by it’s ability to climb a tree, it will live it’s whole life believing that it is stupid.    Albert Einstein The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, […]

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Tomato, Avocado and Sweet Corn Towers with Cilantro Pesto

July 31, 2015

Cookbook author Susan Russo wrote a lengthy article for our San Diego paper extolling the virtues of heirloom tomatoes. Unlike supermarket tomatoes, they are bred for flavor not durability, and picked fully ripe. Now is the time the farmer’s market tables are loaded with the multi colored and oddly shaped beauties with charming names like […]

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Pork Cutlets with Peaches and Almonds

July 26, 2015

Here’s another great recipe for those wonderful peaches! Food Network star Michael Symon says that two of his favorite things are pork and peaches, and he created this simple recipe for his book “5 In 5”;  where every recipe has 5 fresh ingredients and cooks in 5 minutes! Prep time isn’t included, and salt, pepper […]

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Peach Clafoutis

July 20, 2015

The peaches are gorgeous right now! I have been hearing how divine the ones at Costco are, so I brought home a flat to make the two peach centered recipes that have been calling to me. Kathy Santore served this Clafoutis (pronounced kla-foo-tee) at Mah Jongg recently and it was stunning. This is a traditional […]

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