A Culinary Thrill at the J&G Grill at Deer Valley
Chef de Cuisine, Shane Baird at J&G Grill at Deer Valley, Park City, UT Last week as we had a Crosswalk Press retreat in Park City, UT, we had the opportunity to have one of our working dinners [...]
Taste Buds: Team Cooking Featured in the North County Times
"Cook the Part" by Karin Eastham of Rancho Santa Fe is about "team cooking." "Extraordinary Cakes" by San Diego food entrepreneur Karen Krasne lends itself to the "team cooking" concept, too. (courtesy photos) By LAURA GROCH "Taste Buds: Team Cooking [...]
Bee Happy: Discover Honeycomb
Honeycomb This is a common site at breakfast buffets in Germany, but not so common in the U.S. Honeycomb is offered at breakfast in it's pure, original form, in a large frame so that the hexagonal marvel can [...]
A New Paella: Simplified
Spanish Paella We are big fans of this one dish peasant meal, but last weekend when we prepared this for our book club, we learned that you can simplify the dish significantly and still provide the favorite ingredients [...]
The Paper Boy Delivers: Parchment Paper Wrapped Salmon
Sam Wood was the main chef for our Park City dinner last night. It's perfectly ok to turn the kitchen reigns over to your house guests and it can be great fun. Everyone pitched in with appetizers and [...]
Julia Child’s 100th Birthday Party at Hexagone, San Diego!
Julia Child 100 BD Party at Hexagone, San Diego Last night we attended a 100th birthday party for Julia Child. It was our second visit to Hexagone in San Diego, a wonderful French restaurant that has been flying [...]
Pick This for Your Picnic: Chicken Salad with Toasted Pecans and Grapes
Chicken Salad What are your favorite picnic foods? I seem to end up favoring chicken salad as one of the items on our picnic list. Our latest picnic also included a fabulous corn and tomato salad with basil [...]
A Summer Cooking Alternative to Grilling: Stir Fry – Szechwan Shrimp with Sugar Snap Peas
Szechwan Shrimp with Sugar Snap Peas Grilling isn't the only summer cooking option. You can also get out of the kitchen quickly with a quick, delicious stir fry. This recipe was created by Gary this week and [...]
Irma’s Greatest Hits: Plum Streusel Cake
Plum Streusel Cake My mother, Irma, was a great cook. She never used recipes and it was always a challenge to document what was going on in her kitchen. I had pencil, paper and measuring cups handy and [...]
Grilling for 4th of July? Try Chicken Under a Brick
Chicken Under a Brick from the Tuscan Farmhouse Dinner chapter. This is one of our favorite recipes from our book Cook the Part: Delicious, Interactive and fun Team Cooking and is the main dish in the Tuscan Farmhouse [...]