Our great neighbors, Lauren Lombardi and Steve Carlini, invited us over the other week. It was a little get-together for another family moving away. We sat on their big, comfy back porch while Lauren and Steve grilled up mouthwatering pizzas. Lauren has developed some really interesting taste combinations. The porch is covered and it...
Slow Food USA has launched The $5 Challenge campaign on the premise that fresh fruits and vegetables are the foods that really matter. Slow food –locally grown in sustainable ways – is diametrically opposite to the fast, processed, drive through meals that many people access for convenience and affordability. The belief that wholesome...
I love it when one simple act of kindness inspires a new dish. This time, our lovely friends, the Galvins, came over for a barbeque. They brought fresh cucumbers and tomatoes from their garden. I washed the tomatoes and laid them out on the counter to ripen. This past Sunday was a beautiful,...
The Capital Grille has made it easy to grab a seasonal, fresh and easy lunch. Utilizing some of our summer’s bounty of corn, watermelon and tomatoes, customizable Summer Lunch “Plates” offer a choice of a soup or salad, a sandwich and a side – all for $15- 18 depending on location. You can mix-and-match from a choice...
When I lived in Santa Monica one of wonders of the West Coast was the bi-weekly Promenade Farmers Market. I’d grab my bags and wander through several crowded blocks of high quality fruits and vegetables. The sensory delights of this – the vibrant colors of the produce, the smell of sweet fruit, the rush...
The good news about figs is that they’re no longer misunderstood. Back in the day, they’d appear as dried rings in in the supermarket fruit department. But take a taste and what a lovely surprise you’d find; even with the challenge of biting through the tough outer skin. Over the last ten years we...
