Monthly Archives: September 2008

A few of you loyal readers have taken my advice and sent me some culinary questions. I hope this is the first of many posts like this. I’ll take my lead from you…send those questions along and I’ll get to … Continue reading →

Here’s what I’m reading today. Imagine my total and complete shock when I look at the food section in the San Francisco Chronicle and see recipe for Boyos and Borekas? Ok, this may not mean much to you but, if … Continue reading →

Let the countdown begin…the second Pizzeria Delfina will open on California and Fillmore Streets this Monday, September 22nd. Fillmore street is quickly becoming a food lover’s mecca. Already the home of SPQR, the hood will soon have their own Pizzeria … Continue reading →

You start testing recipes for another cookbook and what happens? You totally forget your regular Wednesday blog post. Thanks to a friendly reminder for my mom, here we go… I’ve made a recipe like this before and it was fanstastic. … Continue reading →

I am a good cook. I can make some great dishes (did I tell you I wrote a cookbook?). But…I have a confession to make: I suck at chocolate chip cookies. I have a zillion recipes for the things. One … Continue reading →

…this time it’s brief. Marion Nestle, nutritionist extraordinaire and author of What to Eat (a book on my list but I haven’t read yet), answered a great question in the San Francisco Chronicle: Q: How do nutritionists feel about Michael … Continue reading →

It’s Wednesday. Have you read your local food section today? The SF Chronicle printed the perfect recipe for me today: Pork Chops with Glazed Figs and Yellow Wax Beans. Our neighbors dropped off a huge bag of fresh figs from … Continue reading →

From today’s San Francisco Chronicle via the Associated Press….I really can’t add anything to this one: Fresno man arrested in spice, sausage attacks Associated Press Monday, September 8, 2008 (09-08) 04:00 PDT Fresno — Fresno County authorities have arrested a … Continue reading →

Imagine me driving down the busy street in my neighborhood, looking right, and seeing my own book on three shelves of a Williams Sonoma display window! Cool…. photo credits to saul goode entertainment

It’s that time of year when life gets really busy really fast. The relaxing glow of summer begins to fade, bed times kick back in, you pledge to get to the Container Store to organize your life, and ice cream … Continue reading →