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The Best Fudge Ever
We recently discovered a new chocolate shop in Santa Cruz – Mutari. They are very careful to source their chocolate from responsible growers. Their growers farm year after year on the same location, not moving into new lands, and they know how to grow and harvest the product to produce the best tasting chocolate. Then Mutari roasts the beans themselves to create the best...
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Sparkling Cider for New Year’s Eve
We always include a non alcoholic drink choice when we entertain. Martinelli’s sparkling cider is perfect for the holidays, especially for New Year’s Eve, since it looks lovely in a champagne glass. We are also shopping local, because the Martinell’s apple juice company is very close to our house. The south part of Santa Cruz county is filled with apple orchards. The ocean fog...
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On the quest for the perfect pie
I am always on the quest for the perfect pie – the holy grail of baking.
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And the answer is… glass jars
We started several projects this week. And with each project the answer seemed to be … A glass jar.
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Beet salad with rose petals and cilantro flowers
Beet salad with rose petals and cilantro flowers
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Celebration of Spring – crostini with fresh peas
Crostini with fresh pea puree then topped with pea tendrils and flowers from the garden.
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Not your Grandmother’s Waldorf Salad
Waldorf salad, originally created at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, has been a classic in homes for generations. We updated the classic by giving it a new look. Walnuts, raisins, apples, and celery with a strawberry mayonnaise dressing. The dressing is made with a little walnut oil, crème fraîche and pepper flakes as well. Photos by Tony Fitzgerald Photography PHOTOS ARE...
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Tomato season
We wait all year for the tomato season and the heirloom tomatoes that taste like tomatoes should. Photos by Tony Fitzgerald Photography PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD FOR COMMERCIAL USE.
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Making homemade wine vinegar
I know it sounds unbelievable, but we often have wine leftover. We also have a difficult time finding a decent wine vinegar, so I had the idea of making it out of the leftover wine. After all, how hard can it be? Actually, unlike other projects, this one turned out to be really easy! […]
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True farm to table – artichokes with aioli
This was definately “farm to table”, since we actually went to the farm. Artichokes are grown around Santa Cruz, and these were from the cliffs overlooking the Pacific. The aioli was made with rosemary and garlic confit. Tip: Garlic confit is a great thing to have on hand. We make it by slowly cooking garlic in oil on the stovetop at the lowest temperature possible,...