Summer has been HOT over in the East Bay of the San Francisco area, and we are secretly loving it. We have declared that we think Oakland has just about the best weather in all of California. A pretty bold statement, we know, but the days have been hot and the nights are cool. Utter …
Dessert
This is a super simple recipe for strawberry rhubarb compote. A great springtime recipe to have in your back pocket when you start seeing all that rhubarb in the market. I have a love and hate relationship with rhubarb and have written about it before. With time my heart has grown fonder of it, and …
I am a big fan of social media, there I said it. Not the squawking that takes place, instead, the community and relationship building. The other thing I enjoy about it is the creativity that is born when provoked by one small snippet that you may see floating around out there. The other day as …
île Flottante Floating Islands is a dessert that is sure to impress your dinner date or guests at your next dinner party. Does making Crème Anglaise intimidate you? The thought of simmering meringues in a milk bath make you want to hide in the pantry? île Flottante, also known as Floating Islands is not hard …
This very long story is condensed to a very short one here. I am always saying how easy it is to make a Chocolate Soufflé. Lenny hates when I say that so he decided to give it a whirl. Here he is in all his cooking glory baking a chocolate soufflé. We had the chance …
INSANITY! It has certainly been insane around here lately. And I am not complaining about the holiday at all, in fact, I wish we had some time to enjoy them. It has all been work related. Kind of excited for this week as I have time to catch up on the fun stuff, like capturing …