by Dorothy | Aug 15, 2011 | Recipes
If your child attends school in the San Francisco Bay Area and you’re a mom responsible for that child, chances are good this week you’re charging full speed ahead. During Back to School Week, mothers are running around on fumes buying everything for school,...
by Dorothy | Aug 9, 2011 | Eggs, Poultry, Recipes
There’s nothing like a delicious brunch any day of the week. I’m a big fan of poached eggs. A gorgeous sunny golden yolk oozing out of a white cocoon, flowing over an English muffin with Canadian bacon is what I like most. For me, rich hollandaise sauce is...
by Dorothy | Aug 9, 2011 | Desserts and Breads, Recipes, Shopping
When I was growing up tea time was a daily tradition. My mother would sometimes make currant scones, tea sandwiches, cheese straws or pine tarts. When she didn’t bake, there were always cream or sweet biscuits in our pantry. Pine tarts are traditional tea time...
by Dorothy | Aug 7, 2011 | Poultry, Recipes, Salad, Seafood, Shopping, Vegetables
Beautiful red chard One of the biggest issues facing my clients today is reducing and eliminating processed foods. This challenge affects working professionals, athletes, and entertainers alike because they’re focused on improving their health and managing...
by Dorothy | Aug 5, 2011 | Poultry, Recipes, Sauces, Dressings, Spreads & Salsas, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Leftover lunch: quinoa, lemon-thyme chicken, hummus, tomato salsa and red cabbage Light and healthy week is working, I’ve lost two pounds and I feel great! I worked out at the gym five days this week and tomorrow will take one hour exercise boot camp class. So,...
by Dorothy | Aug 4, 2011 | Recipes, Seafood
My waistband is barely beginning to loosen so I have to stay focused. The vacation pounds are hanging on like barnacles on rocks along the shoreline. Salmon was on my mind today but mussels sang to me from their icy bed in the seafood case. In the spirit of...
by Dorothy | Aug 3, 2011 | Poultry, Recipes, Salad
Honestly, I’ve never met a mushroom I didn’t like. When I was in culinary school, I had a final exam in an Asian cuisine class that required me to memorize 40 or 50 ingredients including a lot of mushrooms. That’s when I became familiar with an...
by Dorothy | Aug 1, 2011 | Catering, Recipes, Seafood, Uncategorized
My pants are tight. I’ve just returned from a week in Flordia visiting family and eating enough food to induce a daily coma. I’m not talking ordinary food, I’m talking about food from my mother’s homeland, Guyana. Outstanding food! I’ll...
by Dorothy | Jul 31, 2011 | Recipes, Sauces, Dressings, Spreads & Salsas, Vegetables, Vegetarian
This is may be my favorite season of the year. I simply adore fresh, delicious tomatoes that I only get a few months out of the year. Finally, these beauties have arrived at my local produce market. Now, I stumbled upon them by accident because every time I ask the...
by Dorothy | Jul 17, 2011 | Meat, Recipes
This morning as I gazed into the meat case at Berkeley Bowl, my eyes landed on a plump mound of marbled lamb goodness. Overwhelmed by desire for a lamb burger, I saw a burger in my future. I envisioned a juicy burger, slathered in yogurt sauce and dripping in...
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