At the very least, this isn’t my mother’s fruit salad. She’s not particularly keen on ginger or cilantro, both of which play supporting roles in this spicy tropical fruit salad with pineapple, mango, and honeydew melon. Something refreshing is a nice addition to a summer BBQ, but most of the time, it falls flat. This [...]
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Summer Soup for “Love Apple” Season: Gazpacho
It’s hot in Sevilla in the summer. So hot that you’ll cross the street just to walk (slowly) on a sidewalk shaded by buildings and clench a water bottle in a sweaty fist at all times. Hot enough that the streets are watered to control the dust and tamp down the odors that exude from [...]
Tomato Avocado Salad w. Mustard Thyme Vinaigrette
First off, I need to apologize for giving you a headache with the photo. I’m sure there’s a Photography 101 class that tells you not to use a busy background for your photo, but use one I did. And it matched the food to boot! There’s a fashion faux pas analogy I could make here, [...]
Chocolate Pudding Without A Packet
Chocolate pudding is a wonderful comfort food that few people make for themselves anymore. That’s such a shame because it is really easy, tasty and satisfying to make at home. I know what you are thinking, why bother making pudding from scratch when I can dump and stir from a packet without any cooking at [...]
Cedar Plank Salmon
Even in occasionally-gray San Francisco, it’s grilling season. Food, fire, and fresh air. What more could you ask for? One of my favorite things to grill is cedar plank salmon. The plank gives a nice, mild smoke flavor to the fish with almost no extra work on your part. You can get the planks for [...]
Blueberry Buttermilk Tart
Why light a field of blueberry bushes on fire? What I was told, growing up, is that burning the blueberry bushes after they’ve given up their crop at the end of the season makes them healthier and set for new growth in the spring. Eating blueberries is one of my memories from lazy summers in [...]
Tomatillo Chicken
I love summertime at the farmers’ market. Yes, there are hordes of people. And yes, they waddle slowly from side to side and have a knack for stopping dead in their tracks just so that you can slam in to them. But still, I love the farmers’ market. Even in the summer. The usual reason [...]
Pizza – Great on the Grill
Stuck in a rut with your grilling? Tired of burgers, sausages and ribs? OK, so let’s be honest – during the summer we never tire of eating delicious grilled meats. But, don’t you miss pizza just a little bit?! Crispy crust, gooey cheese….yep, you know you want it! Well, you can still cook outside and [...]
Spicy Pickled Carrot Sticks
I’m sort of obsessed with carrots. I eat them every day at lunch. And then again at dinner, sometimes. I think we go through a couple pounds a week. They’re a healthy snack. They can be used to great effect in either savory or sweet dishes. Mmm… carrot cake. And carrots make great pickles. Pickling [...]
Goat Cheese & Moroccan Onion Jam Bruschetta
I’ve been to Marrakech, but this recipe was inspired by “pastures” closer to home: a restaurant in Potrero Hill called Baraka. Although I haven’t been in years and it closed in 2009, this one dish sticks in my tastebuds. A combination of Mediterranean and North African flavors, you get creamy, tangy goat cheese with lusciously [...]