I love hosting cocktail parties, and the best advice I was given from a catering master for...
We're happy to welcome Chris Barber, LA-based artist and food lover, as one of our new guest...
I'm ashamed to say that my gifts to Barnaby this year were a bit self-serving: a fancy waffle...
For as long as I can remember we've always had crab cioppino on Christmas Eve. It was a...
There's an old cliché that says, "People who like politics and sausage shouldn't...
Shepherd's pie is a comforting meat pie made with layers of lamb (typically leftover from a...
A few weeks ago we drove out to Walla Walla to do a little early spring release wine tasting. At...
Chicken fricassee is a classic chicken stew, typically so thick that it's almost a sauté. This...
I know I've talked to you about polenta before, and specifically an exotic mushroom polenta,...
Gremolata is a traditional accompaniment to Osso Buco, an Italian dish of braised veal shank. It is...
Some people turn their noses up at the mention of oxtail, but this underrated meat is succulently...
The tree outside my window is the most striking array of orange and gold. I love this time of year...
I'm a big Donna Brazile fan. So you can imagine my excitement when I heard she would be the...
Many years ago in a bookstore in Portland, Oregon, we were fortunate to attend a book signing by...
Lest you think we eat only gourmet meals each and every night I thought I'd prove otherwise....
I can always tell the holidays are right around the corner because I get the urge to bake. One of...
Sometimes I just crave an uber-healthy muffin, one that's chock full of good-for-you stuff...
I don't know what's better in this dish: the fresh tuna or the mango salsa? The fresh-from-...
In Italy, when the first tomatoes of the season are ripe for plucking, they celebrate summer by...
Not long ago I posted a recipe for a chunky California-style gazpacho. It was such a hit that I...
