A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast
I used to live next to a senior citizen retirement home. My apartment window was right next to an elderly couple's window and every morning, I could hear them wake up around 5:30, putter around and start their day. My grandmother used to tell me that when you get old, you want to wake up... Continue Reading →
Avocado is a food without rival among the fruits, the veritable fruit of paradise
I received an invitation from the California Avocado Commission a few weeks ago for a demonstration involving avocados. I love avocados and eat one every week so it piqued my interest. But looking closely at the invitation, I also saw that it involved an interactive lunch with Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger of the... Continue Reading →
The magic is in the jar
Hard to believe but we don't eat a lot of bacon in the house. I find the prospect of cooking full strips of bacon a grease-filled mess, often leaving me cleaning the floors immediately afterward. But I love to include freshly cooked bacon bits into recipes on occasion: in mac and cheese, sauteed broccoli and... Continue Reading →
One taco short of a combination plate
I've longed after the tacos at Kogi BBQ. I've followed their Twitter feed. And last fall, I finally had their tacos. Since then, a bevy of food trucks has infiltrated greater Los Angeles, ranging from breakfast foods to french fries. It's very difficult to keep up with the latest food truck on the road. Luckily... Continue Reading →
Jamie’s crazy dances moves and mad cooking skills
I first noticed Jamie Oliver when he first premiered as the Naked Chef and kept tabs on him over the years following his work with at-risk teens in the U.K. But he has completely caught my interest with his show, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. It's an eye-opening look at the city of Huntington, West Virginia... Continue Reading →
It’s bunny hunting season
Happy hunting and Happy Easter!
“I think Bigfoot is blurry, that’s the problem. It’s not the photographer’s fault.”
The advantages of being married to someone whose main job is his comic strip is tagging along to various conventions while he promotes his books. Last year, I tagged along when he exhibited at San Francisco's WonderCon, this year I checked out Seattle and Portland. It was Paul's second year to exhibit at Seattle's Emerald... Continue Reading →
Chocolate is nature’s way of making up for Mondays
I was cleaning out our cupboard recently -- as I usually do every spring or after an especially tense episode of Hoarders -- and came across not one package of hot chocolate but four different types. Each with their own story of how it was acquired and each with it's specific purpose. Swiss Miss for... Continue Reading →
Observe the art of seduction. Watch, learn, and don’t eat my cookie.
I think I've determined what kind of cookie person I am. I love cakey cookies usually with some type of frosting or icing in it. Basically a portable cake that isn't a cupcake. The genius behind this cookie is that the filling is in between two cookies! And while it has no chocolate in it,... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 