When you have a craving, is it for sweet, salty or starchy foods? For me, I will take a starchy or salty treat over a sweet treat any day...

Mangia, Mangia is an Italian phrase meaning Eat! Eat! I can just imagine an Italian grandmother in the kitchen saying this to her family...

Panna cotta has been on my list for quite sometime to conquer. When it comes to a custard dessert, often it could be intimidating – not Pa...

Yesterday was raining, cold and even snowed in certain parts of the Bay Area. Snow in the Bay Area?  You betcha - it was found on Mount Ta...

It seems as though new restaurants are popping up all over the neighborhoods in Oakland. Whether it is Downtown, ...

Do you think of Valentines Day as a greeting card holiday or a day lovers express their love for one another? I prefer to not think of Va...

The Selene name bears its origin from Greek mythology. There are three goddesses associated with the moon in this mythology; Artemis, the m...

Almost ten years ago, my husband and I moved into our house. Our court was built amongst older homes, since it was one of the few empty lo...