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MY FALL/WINTER FOODIE BUCKET LIST

I don't know about you, but the second September rolls around, I get a pang of anxiety and my inner gremlin moans, "The year is almost over lady and what have you accomplished?" I won't bore you with the non-foodie stuff, but I am getting a sense of urgency to check some things off of my list that I have been talking about for a long time. Allow me to qualify something, I am not one of those foodies that says, "Hey, I killed and gutted a deer this weekend, ya'll want to come over have some deer jerky and [...]

By |2018-10-03T10:08:39-04:00September 6th, 2012|
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TZATZIKI, RAITA and some dancing.

I love Tzatziki. I have loved it every since I was a little gal when I would eat it Gyro places at malls (pronounced yee-row). I even used to make it when I actually worked at the Gyro place at the mall in Alamogordo, New Mexico*. We always called it the Greek yogurt sauce or simply "the yogurt sauce". Strangely enough, even though I made it in bulk at Gyros at the mall, which we called the "hall" cus it was so small, I never tasted home made Tzatziki until I met my great friend Shannon. She makes a mean [...]

By |2018-10-03T10:12:30-04:00August 22nd, 2012|
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MENUS I LOVE PART 1: Delarosa SF

People wonder why I don't "review" restaurants on Tasty Bits and I always respond by saying that I like to write about topics that are accessible to all, so I try not to write about restaurants, until now. There are certain menus that I love because they either contain a few items that are ridiculously good, I crave when I haven't had them for a while and/or want to try at home. I figure that if I can get chefs to share a recipe or recipes from their amazing menus, then it becomes relevant to all. Of course, you can [...]

By |2018-10-03T10:13:40-04:00August 16th, 2012|
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DONT FEAR THE FAVA!

There are about two handfuls of culinary experiences that have changed my life like the first time I ate foie gras or the first time I had a pizza with a farm egg on top. The first time I ate fresh fava beans was in Alicante Spain in 2005, before that I was only aware of them via Hannibal Lecter. Back to Spain. So I was with a group of American ex pats and we decided to make a paella. I assumed we would be eating a typical paella, like the bright yellow kind you see in the form of [...]

By |2018-10-03T10:14:36-04:00August 9th, 2012|
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WHAT DO DARK CHOCOLATE HONEY MINTS AND CALIFORNIA ARBEQUINA OLIVE OIL HAVE IN COMMON?

Some folks feel that Trader Joe's should pay me to pimp them, but TJ's doesn't have to pay people because people have been in love with their brand since day one. In Fact, there are entire cook books and web sites dedicated to Trader Joe's that are not related to Trader Joe's at all. Trader Joe's is not perfect. No company is and no person is, but if Trader Joe's was a person, I would hope they would be my friend and I would do anything for them. If you are not familiar or are already a fan, check out [...]

By |2018-10-03T10:15:37-04:00August 3rd, 2012|
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