This is my most requested recipe. It’s an old fashioned corn pudding with a California twist. I use masa instead of flour for a delicious tamale like flavor, and exquisite texture. The Amazing Corn Sensation Ingredients for the pudding 3 1/2 cups of corn pureed with a ½ a cup of water ( or 2 cans…
TV Time for the Cause Today at 3:00
Quit work early today and check out Michael Pollen and Alicia Silverstone on OPRAH. ALicia was a regular guest at the Double Dutch Sustainable Suppers (okay, she came twice) and Michael Pollen was my old boyfriend before I was swept away by Joel Salatin. Spread the word. And eat well today.
So you think you can cook? Casting Call for dreamers…
GORDON RAMSAY AND THE PRODUCERS OF THE BIGGEST LOSER ARE NOW CASTING AMATEUR CHEFS FOR A NEW INSPIRATIONAL COOKING SHOW! Can you cook well despite never having been formally trained? We are currently searching for budding chefs from all walks of life – amateur chefs, passionate foodies, the ultimate dinner party host/hostesses… Now one of…
Fresh the Movie RSVP for Sunday
FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a…
Who needs food for the holiday?
I’m here for you. Come make your own pie for cry eye. Oh yeah, and look at my brother’s big ears in this picture.
Pie Stories
This could be you. Diane baked her first pie ever last year. And it was delicious, she remembers every bite. Penny and Mr. Finley created a delicious apple pie, and had so much fun, they came back to make chocolates for Valentines day. This lady, whose name eludes me, showed up when the doors opened…
Really Delicious Sesame Salmon
For my friend Michael with the World Wide Mind Ingredients Soy, sugar or honey, ginger, garlic, cornstarch, rice vinegar, sesame seeds, sesame oil and wild caught salmon. Recipe for the Sauce: Make a nice teriyaki by combining 2 parts Soy Sauce to 1 part sugar or honey. Throw in some grated ginger and garlic – …
What the Simpsons are having on break today
Root beer floats are making a comeback. Marge and the gang are having a few on break today after their delicious lunch from yours truly. UPDATE: the producer was SO excited about the floats, he grabbed it off the tray and they went flying. Whipped cream in his hair and float foam everywhere – kicking…
Best Caterer for these Troubled Times
Thank you L.A. Weekly and and especially Jenn Garbee for naming me and the fab chefs at the shoppe ” the best caterer in L.A. for these troubled times.” What can I say? It’s true! We’re geniuses with a shoe string budget and know all the tricks to make your event sparkle and sing. Just…
Cross Contamination
This is a perfect picture of cross-contamination. I left a little bit of food on top of the jelly when I was scooping it onto my peanut butter. It blossomed. Someone else would throw it all out but I scooped it out and the surrounding jelly, and refrigerated it. It was not refrigerated prior, thus…
