Recipe: Green tomatillo salsa
Salsa! America’s number one condiment is a fabulous way to use summer’s bounty. As tomatillos and peppers ripen, throw a fast batch in the food processor and you’re minutes away [...] [[ This is a...
View ArticleCalifornia Mission Olives and Cookies for Cody
We use food to nourish us in many ways. Today, I ask you to eat to help another. My friend, fellow food blogger, and Food Blog Camp roommate, Stephanie, is [...] [[ This is a content summary only....
View ArticleRecipe: Homemade iced chai tea latte with coconut milk
My first sip of chai occurred during one of those life-changing moments that remains firmly planted in my memory—a wonderful experience which comes back in single, happy frames each time [...] [[ This...
View ArticleRecipe: Four cheese pizza with fruit, tarragon and hazelnuts
If you think you know what fruit pizza is, think again. This isn’t the ultra sweet stuff made from cookie dough. This is a pizza—four kinds of cheese, yeasted pizza [...] [[ This is a content summary...
View ArticleSylvester: World’s Happiest Kitty
Some things cause your heart to soften. One look and you melt into silly love. That’s what happened when I met Sylvester, the world’s friendliest kitty. It was 10 years [...] [[ This is a content...
View ArticleRecipe: Spiced peach jam
I met Susan while giving a talk about food literacy at a women’s giving circle in Sacramento. I knew right away she was a kindred spirit. When she started talking [...] [[ This is a content summary...
View ArticleFood Literacy Sandwich: Garden Pesto Tomato & Egg
September is Food Literacy Month. The nonprofit I founded, California Food Literacy Center, is celebrating—and so am I! Last week, the California Senate declared the month Food Literacy Awareness... [[...
View ArticleFiesta del Yamor Fish Baked in Corn Husk with Hinode Brown Rice & Cactus Salsa
I fell in love with Ecuador in 2006. I was leading a group of big-hearted philanthropists on a tour to witness first-hand the results of a nonprofit microfinance and health [...] [[ This is a content...
View ArticleRecipe: Five pepper salsa
If I could only eat one type of cuisine for the rest of my life I would choose Southwest food largely because of salsa. Tangy, tomato-y, spicy—salsa makes everything taste [...] [[ This is a content...
View ArticleFood Literacy Month kicks off with events
September is Food Literacy Month! As the founder of Food Literacy Month, I’m busy, busy, busy planning events to celebrate. Here’s the line-up: Food Literacy Fair Oak Park Farmers Market,... [[ This is...
View ArticleRecipe: Green onion buttermilk biscuits
Busy is the theme of my life these days. Yet, I never allow being busy to get in the way of a homemade meal—especially breakfast. On the weekends, no matter [...] [[ This is a content summary only....
View ArticleRecipe: Pumpkin curry with unique whole grain black rice
Halloween is just around the corner, so it’s time to bring out pumpkins and decorations in orange and black. Want a dish you can feed your friends and family without [...] [[ This is a content summary...
View ArticleRecipe: Pumpkin black bean chili
A beautiful fall day calls for a beautiful fall meal. Enter: pumpkin black bean chili. Oh lordy, this is good! I haven’t cooked or blogged in quite a while. I’ve [...] [[ This is a content summary...
View ArticleRecipe: Chicken mole with Fall harvest rice
Los Dias de los Muertos is a holiday traditionally celebrated in Latin American countries to honor the dead. Many people cook favorite dishes of those they wish to honor. Moles [...] [[ This is a...
View Article7-Day Food Stamp Challenge recipe: Pumpkin oatmeal for $2.27 per serving
I’m joining Sacramento’s Food Stamp Challenge! For the next week, I’ll be eating on about $4.90 per day per person. This is the approximate equivalent budget of someone on California’s [...] [[ This is...
View ArticleRecipe: Persimmon cornmeal pancakes
My first Thanksgiving in California was a disaster. My now-husband and I were grad school sweethearts and had just moved across the country together from Illinois. This would be our [...] [[ This is a...
View ArticleRecipe: Holiday orange pumpkin cranberry muffins
Every Christmas morning, I remember waking to the warm, surrounding tang in the air of bread baking coupled by the bright spice of orange zest. The aroma filled my lungs [...] [[ This is a content...
View ArticleRecipe: Persimmon pomegranate salsa
I recently found this letter that my 8-year-old self wrote to Santa. I apparently thought both Santa and the Abominable Snowman were real. Funny to think I was ever that [...] [[ This is a content...
View ArticleA recipe using her favorite spice: cardamom cookies
Cardamom is my favorite spice. The sweet bite that rolls around your mouth like a warm hello just makes me smile. Maybe it’s my Scandinavian blood. I’m really not sure, [...] [[ This is a content...
View ArticleRecipe: Scandinavian Christmas rice rudding or Ris a l’amande
Danes know how to celebrate Christmas! Their traditions are rich and plentiful. You’ll find live candles burning around a freshly cut Christmas tree. Instead of cardboard advent calendars, Danes...
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