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THE HONEY BADGER GIVES A SH!!T ABOUT BARBEQUE SAUCE

If you aren't privy to the Viral video on YouTube about honey badgers, you will still live a full life, however, you may not find this post nearly as interesting or funny if you have never seen it. (So check it out. Once is all you need.) The really funny, interesting, adorable and cool tale is about three young and strapping wind turbine engineers (nope, strapping and engineer don’t usually go together) ...two Brits and one Americano, who decide to go on Kickstarter to raise $40,000 buckaroos to produce Honey Badger bbq sauce and raised just short of $50K. (Scroll [...]

By claudia|2018-10-03T10:07:54-04:00September 12th, 2012|

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 claudia|2018-10-03T10:14:36-04:00August 9th, 2012|

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

WHY COOKING MATTERS & THE LITTLE SPITFIRE THAT COULD

Yesterday, I began teaching my 6th Cooking Matters class at a Mission Housing location and completed my 5th class at the Rich Sorro Commons near the ballpark. WEIGHING IN AT A MERE 115 LBS OF PURE BIKE RIDING MUSCLE AND MEASURING JUST UNDER 5'4" .... LITTLE SARAH NELSON Sarah Nelson I have written about Cooking Matters before, but want to give the topic a little more attention. Cooking Matters is a national program whose mission it is to teach lower income people free cooking and nutrition. While Cooking Matters provides the materials and basic curriculum for the classes, [...]

By claudia|2018-10-03T10:16:40-04:00July 26th, 2012|

NOW I’M PISSED, but mostly sad.

When I wrote about my visit to the Sonoma Foie Gras farm, I had not yet gotten to know the Gonzalez family very well. They seemed nice enough, like many families who move to the US and do more than just make a living, but build a legacy of survival and entrepreneurship for their children. I won't lie to you and tell you that the Gonzalez sisters, Maria and Helena weren't the absolute sweetest people that I met at the first foie gras meeting at Incanto last year. They were delightful, charming and sincere, despite the fact that of everyone [...]

By claudia|2018-10-03T10:19:54-04:00June 18th, 2012|