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Tomato Fest and a Visit to our CSA Farm!

A few weekends ago Graham and I escaped the weird wintry cold of the Berkeley summer and went to check out the farm where our CSA box comes from.   For several months we had been getting notices in our vegetable box about Saturday farm tours and decided the time was right to go [...]

Pimientos de Padrón

I’ve heard it said before that eating pimientos de padrón (or padrón peppers) is like playing a game of Russian roulette—you never know how spicy a pepper is going to be until you take a bite.  Yep, some of these little guys are spicy and some are not.  In my experience most of [...]

Fresh Herb and Cheese Biscuits

Let’s talk about herbs—fresh herbs.  I have mixed feelings when it comes to fresh herbs.  On the one hand, I love them—they can add zest and zip to all sorts of dishes.  On the other hand they kind of scare me.  Sometimes I feel unsure about the quantity of [...]

Roasted Beets and Burrata Cheese topped with Hazelnuts

I had burrata cheese for the first time a few years ago at a restaurant in LA and let me tell you, I have not stopped singing its praises since.   For those of you who may not be familiar with burrata, please allow me to introduce you to it — though [...]

China!

Just got back from a fantastic trip to China!   We spent nearly three weeks touring around, visiting sites, and of course eating wonderful food!  It was my first time in China, but lucky for me Graham lived in China for several years and served as a great tour guide and interpreter—which was especially helpful for [...]

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