Chicken Fried Steak with Green Garlic Gravy
Wed, 10/03/10 – 11:05 | No Comment

Perfectly seasoned and fried beef bottom steaks are smothered in a creamy green garlic gravy to make the ultimate chicken fried steak.

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Chicken Fried Steak with Green Garlic Gravy
Wednesday, 10 Mar, 2010 – 11:05 | No Comment
Chicken Fried Steak with Green Garlic Gravy

Perfectly seasoned and fried beef bottom steaks are smothered in a creamy green garlic gravy to make the ultimate chicken fried steak.

RSBC: Week 4
Saturday, 6 Mar, 2010 – 10:30 | No Comment
RSBC:  Week 4

Long over due … have to apologize to my partner, Christy, as well as the participants in RSBC.  No excuses except life!
Week 4 of the RSBC Challenge brought us the near forgotten grain, Barley.  I …

Looking for a Bay Area Farmer’s Market: Alemany Farmer’s Market
Sunday, 28 Feb, 2010 – 19:59 | One Comment
Looking for a Bay Area Farmer’s Market:  Alemany Farmer’s Market

Alemany Farmer’s Market should not be thought of as only a farmer’s market but also as a meeting place. There truly is something for everyone.

Barley Salad
Saturday, 27 Feb, 2010 – 23:18 | 4 Comments
Barley Salad

The forgotten superfood, Barley, is flavored with spring time green onions, kale, and creamy goat cheese to make this easy and healthy dinner entree.

Chanterelle and Blue Cheese Tart
Thursday, 25 Feb, 2010 – 12:05 | 6 Comments
Chanterelle and Blue Cheese Tart

Some friends of ours went chanterelle picking over the weekend – 100 pounds later, I scored a pound!  This was definitely one of the best birthday gifts I got – notice how I said one, …

Chocolate Macarons with Bergamot Buttercream and Vanilla Bean Macarons with Bittersweet Chocolate Cherry Ganache
Thursday, 4 Feb, 2010 – 21:35 | 9 Comments
Chocolate Macarons with Bergamot Buttercream and Vanilla Bean Macarons with Bittersweet Chocolate Cherry Ganache

Chocolate Macarons with Bergamot Buttercream and Vanilla Bean Macarons with Bittersweet Chocolate Cherry Ganache.

Kingsford University & A Recipe for Mushroom Crusted Beef Tenderloin
Tuesday, 2 Feb, 2010 – 17:27 | 3 Comments
Kingsford University & A Recipe for Mushroom Crusted Beef Tenderloin

Last November Current Lifestyles and Clorox invited us to be part of a press trip at Kingsford University. We were honored and somewhat intrigued, “why us”? Regardless we were ecstatic to be included with an outstanding group of writers, publishers and food bloggers who all shared the same interest, the love of great food (particularly grilled) and wine. We hope you will enjoy the following write up that includes many videos to give you that “feel like you are there” experience – lots of good grilling tips included!

Healthy Super Bowl Recipes: Chicken Wings Made Two Ways
Tuesday, 2 Feb, 2010 – 13:12 | 4 Comments
Healthy Super Bowl Recipes: Chicken Wings Made Two Ways

The sixth food we have for our Super Bowl Healthy Eats Series is chicken wings. Chicken wings? Yes, chicken wings, after all you cannot have Super Bowl food without the token chicken wing dish. Healthy? Yes, we hardly used any extra oil in our recipes, just good seasonings and cage free chickens.