For Christmas, my sister was both creative and thoughtful by purchasing a cooking class for my Mom, me and our sister-in-...

The Bay Area has a plethora of outstanding restaurants that are waiting for everyone to experience. There are so many to c...

Herbed Potato Fritters These are the most divine little appetizers I have had in a long time. The flavor combinations are out of this w...

We invite my cousin Ed and his lovely wife Paige over for dinner. They have an incredible wine cellar at their house and enj...

The annual auction dinner is here again! Four couples combined bidding forces to win the eight course small plate and win...

We enjoyed this wine with a friend of ours whose significant other owns a winery in the Napa Valley. All of us were blown away how fantast...

A few years ago I purchased a “Beer Can Chicken Rack” and just had to try it. Okay – I did and you know what – It was divine! The B...

Molten Chocolate Madeleine's 4 oz. Butter plus 3 T. Butter 5 oz. Bittersweet Chocolate (70% Cocoa) 3 Egg yolks 3 Eggs 1 ½ C. ...

Arugula and English Pea Pesto Salad Ingredients: 2 Cups shelled English Peas (Or frozen petite peas) 4 Cups loosely packed arug...

Street Tacos You might ask: Why are they called street tacos? If you walk down most streets in Mexico, you will smell BBQ steak or...

Spring Pea Soup with Lemon Crème Fraiche English Peas are found in the springtime at your local farmer’s market. When purchasing, you...

Lemon Scones The best scones I ever had were at the Savoy Hotel in London for afternoon tea. After many tries, I feel I have perfec...

My husband and I uncovered the outside grill a few days ago. Early summer is in the air and what better way to kick it off, then gri...

My husband and I had a “Saturday” night meal on a Monday night. We love Filet Mignon, but don’t have it very often unless we go out t...

Grilled Chicken with Fresh Corn Salsa Corn Salsa 1 ½ C. Fresh corn – cut from ears ¾ C. Red bell pepper, small dice ½ C. Red onion...

Brogan Cellars Chardonnay – Alexander Valley – 2005 Friday night was extremely hot and we had guests over for dinner. Selected this wine ...

Apple Tart I have adapted this tart slightly from the Barefoot Contessa’s version. Ode to Ina! Pastry 2 C. Flour ½ t. Salt 1 T. Su...

Happy Mother’s Day to everyone! Traditionally our family celebrates Mother’s day either by going out to a brunch buffet in San Francisco or...

Coconut Crusted Tilapia with Spicy Apricot Sauce Tilapia: 1 ½ C. Sweetened Flaked Coconut 2 T. Flour 2 T. Creole Seasoning Salt 4 (4oz) Til...

Blueberry Crumble Bars These bars are not for anyone on a diet! Brought these to work for our weekly “Fun Friday” event and they w...

Coho Cabernet Blend “Headwaters” 2005 – Napa Valley A delicious new blend of Cabernet, Merlot, and Petit Verdot features the best of Napa ...

Grilled Asparagus with Romesco Sauce Ingredients: 1 C. Dry roasted slivered almonds 10 Cloves garlic 1 C. Extra virgin olive oil 2 T. Sher...

Spinach Casserole 5 T. Butter 3 C. Diced onions 1/3 C. Flour 1 t. Nutmeg 1 ½ C. Heavy cream 1 ½ C. Milk 5 – 10oz. Packages of frozen choppe...

Lot 541 – Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon Blend – Livermore Valley Lot 541 encompasses many of the beautiful qualities of both its parts ...

Corn Pudding Each Thanksgiving, one of my offices has their annual feast. Joe brings his deep fryer from home to prepare the Turkey in th...

Sausal Cabernet Sauvignon – Alexander Valley – 2003 Sausal is located right next door to Silver Oak. They have been growing grapes in the A...

Mozzarella Crostini with Candied Walnuts, Honey and Fried Rosemary Ingredients: 1 baguette (20 half inch slices) 3 Large fresh mozzarella b...