From the monthly archives:
Thanksgiving, most importantly, is about spending time with friends and family in the kitchen or gathered around the table…which is exactly where we’re headed after we wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving! Since we won’t be whipping up any new recipes or making trips to the farmer’s market this weekend, we want to leave you [...]
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My work schedule has been insane – meaning that preparation for this holiday weekend has been zilch – so when I woke up this morning I had an “oh sh-t” moment. I haven’t bought any of the ingredients to make Jillian’s stuffing, haven’t packed any bags for our drive down to Santa Barbara, and don’t [...]
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Our Pick of the Week post is coming early this week – instead of its usual Wednesday slot – so you have more time to prepare for the big day. We figured by Wednesday your focus will have moved beyond market runs and you’ll be in full-blown prep work mode!
Before signing up with my CSA [...]
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In an effort to expand our rudimentary culinary skills, Christina and I attended a cooking class unveiling the secrets behind New Orleans-style cooking. We spent the afternoon in La Cocina’s kitchen stewing up Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo with Rice and Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce – and barely made it out of there with [...]
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My boyfriend doesn’t have a huge sweet tooth but, come Thanksgiving time, he starts begging for pumpkin pie early and often. While I would love to help him with his seasonal craving, pies are a big commitment when you live in a house of two. After we enjoy our first slices we are still left [...]
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I don’t often cook with russet potatoes, I usually prefer red or yellow-skinned taters as I can easily quarter, season and roast them for a simple side with dinner. But come Thanksgiving time, it would be a sin not to at least attempt mashed potatoes using the russets that generations upon generations before us have [...]
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Brussels sprouts and I got off to a rough start when we first met. I was six and my dad wouldn’t let me leave the dinner table until I finished off my plate of soggy, bitter, steamed, head-like little cabbages. I wouldn’t so much as glance at brussels spouts until two years ago when we [...]
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One thing that is rarely missing from the Thanksgiving table is mashed potatoes. I would even argue that if you went to someone’s house for Thanksgiving and they failed to offer mashed potatoes as a side, you would be slightly annoyed and feel jipped out of a proper Thanksgiving spread. And right now, farmer’s markets [...]
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It’s Thanksgiving crunch time and to prepare you for the upcoming big day, we’ll be serving up our favorite side dishes. Monday, Jillian will post her recipe for Whole-Wheat Stuffing with Pecans, Apples and Cranberries; Tuesday I’ll show you how to use a potato ricer and Thursday I’ll try making mashed potatoes two ways; Wednesday [...]
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I spent a few days in Yountville last week for a business meeting and got my hands dirty in one of the Bay Area’s hippest kitchens, Ad Hoc restaurant. Located in charming Yountville, Ad Hoc is a super laid-back restaurant serving up family-style meals that change every day. The recipes are inspired by what is [...]
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