Whenever I make gazpacho for my family or friends, I tell them a joke that is older than I am:
A man calls the server over to his table at the restaurant.
Man: Waiter, my soup is cold.
Server: It’s gazpacho.
Man: Ok. Gazpacho, my soup is cold.
Author: LivingLifeForté
Animal lover. Freelance wine geek. Local food enthusiast. Partner in a Cachagua mountains garagiste winery. University lecturer.
What’s cooking for Lent? Vegetarian Black Bean Chili with Chipotle and Orange in the Slow Cooker
Here we are in the Lenten season again. For the two of us, this means meatless meals on Fridays. I take this as a personal challenge to spread my culinary wings to make something tasty and fulfilling. As a subscriber to all things Food & Wine magazine, a recent recipe inspired me to spin my…
“Inauthentic” Shrimp Po’Boys
Now that you have extra brioche hotdog buns … We all know that hotdogs and buns never come out even. And that is even more true when there are just two people. So here we sat with extra buns. A snoop through the freezer revealed shrimp that we had left over from my mom’s visit….
Adventures in Education
Part of what keeps me enthused is my value of lifelong learning. And my newest adventure on the other side of the desk includes earning a Teaching English to Speakers of Foreign Languages (TESOL) credential (finally). And it has definitely sparked some creativity.
Rolling in the Dough … and salt
Soft Pretzel Bites In the time B.C.19, I traveled to Pacific Palisades to help wish my niece good travels as she returned to Australia for vet school. One evening, the family visited a neighbor’s home where I encountered a blast from my 70’s childhood: cheese fondue. But it was never as amazing as this. Smooth…
Dungeness Crab Rangoon
We love crab season. And buying them fresh from our backyard, Monterey Bay, is extra great. And this year, with the quarantine, we really needed a special at-home treat. We grabbed a couple of the largest crabs we could find at the wharf, did a simple boil of water, wine, and salt, and dove in…
Turkey Pot Pie in an Au Gratin
@lecreuset has small au gratin bakeware that are just the right size a turkey pot pie for 2. But I make 2 this size so we can each have our own leftovers. Pretty take on what we had in the fridge and freezer. #quarantinecooking Makes 2 pies Pastry 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled, plus more…
THE Madre’s Soft Cream Jumbles
Few remember “the year of the cookie debacle” in which I spent months trying to make a decent sugar cookie. Tears were shed, cookie sheets thrown into a snow bank, Martha Stewart cursed. Finally, I sought out THE Madre who led me step by step through her Soft Cream Jumbles and to success. The secret:…
Then I Saw Her Face
Then saw her face
now I’m a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
I’m in love
In Sync
We have been through a lot of late. But here they are.
Touch of Grey
Grey vireo holds a wisp of moss … or is that one of my grey hairs?
León marino
We took the little dog to see the sea lions. She was not impressed.
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