by David | Jan 21, 2022 | Discoveries and Inspirations, orange
Even though I live in Southern California in Orange County, it is rare that I receive a box of fresh navel oranges hand picked right off the tree. I’ve been told Orange County got its name from the hundreds of orange groves it was once the home to. I’ve...
by David | Jan 18, 2022 | Discoveries and Inspirations, General
Berries get all the love. Everyone wants an apple a day. Watermelon is the star in the summer along with peaches, plums, cherries and nectarines. You need a banana (no matter what the crazy people say) for potassium. Citrus gets used all year with a squeeze here and a...
by David | Nov 18, 2021 | Discoveries and Inspirations
Puff pastry is a home cook’s best friend. It makes you look like a superstar in the kitchen and requires very little manipulation to create fabulous dishes. Puff pastry is the miracle ingredient found in almost every grocery store’s frozen food section. It...
by David | Oct 4, 2021 | Discoveries and Inspirations, Zucchinis
Let’s get the boat versus canoe thing out of the way first. Most people call horizontally cut zucchini that has had it’s middle scooped out and then stuffed, Zucchini Boats. A long time ago, when I was cooking with friends, I started calling them canoes because they...
by David | Sep 13, 2021 | Discoveries and Inspirations, Pancake Recipes
There are great pancake recipes in every mom’s kitchen; in every part of the world. Different nationalities celebrate this basic dish using different local ingredients. Here in the US, we gravitate to a light, fluffy buttermilk pancake as our “go to” breakfast...
by David | Sep 20, 2021 | Discoveries and Inspirations, Whipped Recipes
7 OF THE BEST SAVORY AND SWEET “WHIP” RECIPES Somewhere in 2019 (right before Covid), I saw whipped feta on a menu. I don’t remember what restaurant or even where I was eating but the idea of whipping feta just sounded amazing. At the time, I was struggling with the...
