Is it even the Christmas holiday without baking gingerbread cookies? It is definitely the iconic cookie for me during the holidays, and I never skip a classic cookie for the holidays. The past five years I have baked Sugar Topped Molasses Spiced Cookies, but this year I went with this childhood classic. I wanted comfort, …
I kind of have a thing for fungi. Lucky for us, as mushrooms are readily available in our neighborhood markets. One of the things that I adore about mushrooms is how versatile an ingredient they are. They can be used in recipes from breakfast to dessert. I often toss in meaty mushrooms to replace a …
We survived two weeks of detoxing, or as some folks like to say, cleansing. I am not going to lie, I wanted to gnaw my arm off on more than one occasion. Lenny was certainly better at it than I was. If you call eating larger portions being better at it. I was craving everything. …
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 …
Things are getting zippy over at the Back Burner as we share recipes made with gingerbread. Now don’t panic as I did not make beef Wellington wrapped in gingerbread. Instead, I made these Crispy Ginger Chicken Spring Rolls. They are bursting with flavor by using moist chicken thighs, loads of fresh ginger, cilantro, green onions, …
I usually enjoy pomegranate seeds in a bowl of yogurt or as a snack. I had never thought about using pomegranate seeds in a savory recipe until I did a bit of research on where they came from. Then my approach to using this ingredient in the kitchen completely changed. It may seem a bit …
While we miss the city, we are excited to have a real summer this year. Scorching hot days, and balmy nights. That is the one complaint we have had about San Francisco, there are no real seasons. Even though we are only 10 minutes from downtown, the temperature is consistently 10 – 20 degrees warmer …
Ever since I made these pumpkin scones I have been working a few new flavor combinations. This recipe for cranberry ginger scones is AMAZING. These babies are not dry like most scones instead they are flakey and bursting with fresh flavors of cranberry and ginger. The perfect post-holiday scone. After batches of scones …