Yesterday was my niece Alice's 1st birthday.  I offered to make the cake and then through a series of events suddenly had a supreme l...

Have you seen these at the Farmer's market lately? I was drawn to them as I picked up some tomatoes and berries at the Wednesday marke...

Here in Southern California the first summer heirloom tomatoes are lining the tables at the farmer's market. For me, it's hard to ...

Sometimes in the winter or even the spring, making a fruit salad proves to be a little harder than the summer. The only thing in season is c...

Taste Color

There is nothing like cutting into a head of lettuce and then realizing it is cabbage.  But these minor mistakes sometimes make for great fi...

Last week I bought a 2-lb pork loin roast on sale. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it but it seemed like a good purchase.  The...