This week the days have been a bit warmer in the Bay Area, yet the evenings are crisp.   I crave a brilliant bowl of piping hot soup wh...

Happy New Year!   I can’t seem to say it enough.  I am looking forward to a great year ahead.  A lot of folks vow to eat healthier and ...

Can you believe the holidays are around the corner?   I can’t.  It seems as though hubby and I were just putting the Christmas decorati...

It is that time again .  Hard to believe that time goes by that quickly. When I say time, I mean for the Secret Recipe Club.  I am sure...

Growing up there was a special family style restaurant called Bancheros.   It was completely old school Italian but we loved going th...

Winter is still here.   For many parts of the country, it is more extreme than others.  Here in the Bay Area, it has been relatively m...

Today in the Bay Area it was chilly with consistent rain pounding the pavement.  The trees were whipping and shaking with the substant...

Recently Wendy from Smart Click Advertising reached out to me directly to see if I would be interested in reviewing a new line of co...

Living in the Bay Area, we are fortunate to have access to the delicious sweet corn from Brentwood . The season has just begun. The corn...

Spring is in the air. Summer is not far away. Oh how I love this time of year. We have little birds growing up before our very eyes in...

It was one of those weeks that Friday could not have come soon enough. Work was wild this week and all consuming. With 3 out of the 5 da...

The last several days we have received much needed rain in the Bay Area. It is almost strange that we are having rain since we have be...

There is a certain level of comfort in a bowl of Chicken Soup , especially when it is homemade. Could it be the richness of the broth? ...

I belong to this cool online cooking club called The Secret Recipe Club . The premise behind the club is to be paired up with another foo...

Do you ever watch those cooking competition shows? Especially the ones where the contestants say they have a secret ingredient or family r...

Thanksgiving 2010 has come and gone like a flash of light. The holiday season is one of my favorite times of year. The air has certain cri...

“Chicken soup for the soul” – I am sure that almost everyone has heard this phrase before along with the book series. It is the basis for...

Snap, Crackle, Pop! I know you are thinking why is she going to talk about a breakfast cereal and how could that possibl...

If you’re passionate about something, then you’re going to be looking for everything you can to get better at it. This is ver...

Butternut squash has a rich, nutty flavor, which can be enjoyed in both sweet and savory dishes. It's distinct blazing orange color, h...