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Happy New Year! I am looking forward to 2013 and what lies ahead. Today I am taking time to reflect and plan for the new year but I wanted to share a recipe for Mexican Fusilli that I developed for Muir Glen and Pillsbury. It is on their site today. If you are looking to cut…
Farmer’s Market Risotto utilizes seasonal corn, zucchini, and tomatoes with a little garlic and touch of red pepper It is that time of summer where there is a bounty of fresh vegetables at their peak. It has been warm here. I started to type very and remembered we are spoiled here in Southern California and…
Slow roasted tomatoes taste like candy. As they cook they sweeten and I can just pop a few in my mouth after they cool. We have had a pleasantly cool fall for Southern California and this Roasted Tomatoes, Corn and Burrata Cheese Fettucine is a perfect way to use the end of season corn and…
I am in Napa enjoying the beautiful scenery while working. The vines are heavy with grapes as harvest approaches. This time of year tomatoes is fresh and bountiful. The Italian dish Bruschetta marries the flavors of just picked tomatoes with garlic and fresh basil. Roma tomatoes are commonly used but I have also used heirloom…
A little over a year ago, a great new Italian restaurant, Canaletto’s opened in Fashion Island. Fashion Island is that great outdoor shopping center in Newport Beach. The restaurant is modern, noisy and bustling. It is part of the Il Fornaio organization. They have a great wait staff and every dish I have tried has…
Just in time for your New Years Eve party, I found a tasty appetizer to serve at your party. Goat cheese and tomatoes make a combination I find hard to resist. These little tartlets are colorful bites bursting with flavor. You can make the onion mixture earlier and store in a plastic container. Right before…
A few days before the party I decided the meal needed something more to round it out and so I chose this salad. It is tasty and very colorful. This dish highlights all the tasty tomotoes in season right now. When topped with the tangy Maui Onion Dressing this salad will perk up your party…