One of the best things about being an event planner is attending an event for which you are in NO WAY responsible. This is especially true...

When I came across Aida Mollenkamp's recipe for a roasted red pepper pesto , I was intrigued. But as I read through it, I was disappoi...

Warning : this apple butter will make you drunk. It's also full of stuff that's good for you, so as you're hitting the point...

I've been feeling stuck in the creative doldrums lately. I haven't been taking pictures, haven't been cooking, and certainly h...

My dear foodie friend Oakley, who   I   mention   often , hosted a dinner party . After we had our fill of tandoori chicken and a half-...

The same day I tested the Mexican chocolate cookies , I tested a recipe courtesy of The Sweet Life .  Vianney has spent more time in Mex...

For the last 25+ years, my family has been frequenting the same Thai restaurant in Burbank. To pass it on to the next generation, my brot...

Before it got super ridiculously hot, I was doing crazy things, like baking. I don’t know what’s gotten into me, since cleaning up after b...

I'd taken a nice summer hiatus from blogging, but heading to the August Food Bloggers LA meeting kicked the habit back. I even went s...

My father , not a Mexican and therefore not entitled to tell me—who IS half a Mexican!—how to make my guacamole—the food of MY people—...

We've been on a bit of a hiatus lately. Indulging in the pure enjoyment of food and not the constant recording of it. But l ater this ...

I don't know why I shy away from baking. I even bought myself what has been termed the gleaming red Ferrari of a mixer  to try to over...