Food

My daughter said to me the other day “mom, will you make me some banana cake?” Banana cake??  I wracked my brain trying to think of when I made banana cake. I couldn’t remember ever making it, though in my…Read More

This is such an easy dish to prepare, it freezes well and is simply delicious—one of my favorite winter dishes. I like to serve it with pork loin and roasted Brussels sprouts. Perfect served with a nice red wine. Yumm!…Read More

Have you ever stopped to think about how boring food would be if it weren’t for condiments? That burger without ketchup would be very dry and your favorite hot dog wouldn’t be the same without the mustard on it. However,…Read More

So as I was checking out Facebook this past week, I saw a post by my friend Annie mentioning that she’d made homemade granola bars and how good they were.  This immediately grabbed my attention, as Allison LOVES granola bars,…Read More

Is there a difference between sweet potatoes and yams? In the US, probably not. Yams are native to Asia and Africa and they are rare in the United States. What is readily available in the US as a yam is…Read More

When you think of chocolate, what comes to mind? I know that I envision a fantastic, quality piece of chocolate with nuts or caramel. Everyone’s different though. Of course it should do a good job of satisfying my sweet tooth…Read More

I always forget how much I like pears until I eat them again. They are great in salads and absolutely delicious in a simple tart for dessert. This recipe looks good enough to be served at a dinner party or…Read More

I’m a veggieholic, have always loved vegetables even as a kid. My younger brother and I would fight over the last roasted potato! So to me, any vegetable you can roast is a good thing. This is not so much…Read More

Many of us will be traveling during this holiday season. Aside from the security hassles of taking a flight, the predicament of eating at an airport can be quite annoying. Yes one can eat junk food waiting for your flight…Read More

Living in Southern California means playing the guessing game with the weather on a daily basis. Our so called “winter” can be as warm as 80 degrees. In fact, last weekend we were wearing tank tops! So this weekend, I…Read More