The best idea ever!!! Last night we had dinner in a local touristy restaurant near the Pantheon, we experienced this complimentary dessert offering at our restaurant. They simply bring this large wooden chopping block to your table with a gigantic [...]
Cook the Part is nearing completion and I am looking forward to getting the book published. We had another "beta test" of my team cooking concept with the "Dinner in Athens" chapter on Saturday night. This time we cooked with a fun group [...]
The independence day celebration in Mexico is actually on September 15, so we were a bit late this year, but on Friday, my friend, Barbara Zaugg, gave us a complete lesson on making the traditional celebratory dish: Chiles En Nogada. [...]
I just had to take the comment posted by Lise' and turn it into a Post so that you don't miss it. For those of you asking for the perfect biscuit recipe after our experiement with biscuits post, here it [...]
Last night we tested the latest chapter of Cook the Part. Ten professional women demonstrated that cooking is not a lost art. We made cheese and Sausage/veal ravioli with two sauces, pesto and marinara fresca. The main course was accompanied [...]
The New Mexico State question is "Red or Green?" Everywhere you dine, you are faced with this tough decision. Sometimes the best answer is "Both." We enjoyed our wonderful visit to Santa Fe, New Mexico, with the highlight of the [...]
We continued our travel adventures with our neighbors, Bob and Gloria, leaving Park City and heading to Telluride, where we were meeting up with their friends, Doug and Nanci, to share a 3 bedroom condo at the River Club. The [...]
This blog entry is being contributed by my dear friend, Barbara Zaugg, with whom I love to cook. She will be teaching me how to make CHILES EN NOGADA this year. In past years she has cooked these for us. [...]
Bobi and Bella helped with the pasta dinner on Saturday night. We made fresh pasta dough (recipe in an earlier post) and we used the dough for two types of ravioli: veal and sausage and cheese. These were served with [...]
Next weekend is the opening of the 200-year anniversary celebration of Oktoberfest. Gary, my husband, and Eric, our son, are traveling to Munich to participate in the festivities. For those of us who are staying in San Diego, [...]
