Side Dishes

Growing Corn

It’s time to start late spring and summer flowers & veggie’s   Photo: Farmers Almanac   Corn can be fickle, it likes warm weather and the bugs and four-legged critters…

How To Use Meyer Lemons

  The bright star of the season, Meyer Lemons are the sweetest lemons to use in cooking. Thin-skinned, juicy and brightly colored you can use every part of the lemon,…

Clean and Husk (strings and all) Corn on the Cob

    Here’s a simple trick to cleaning up corn on the cob while not quite cooking it all the way. I love corn on the grill but husking it…

Late Summer/Early Fall Menu’s

While it’s still pretty hot out in So. California it’s hard to go into the kitchen to cook. Here are some light recipes that are quick and easy to prepare.…

Mushroom Risotto with Chicken

Here’s a ‘pantry’ style dish, use leftover or rotisserie chicken, frozen (defrosted) shrimp, lobster or leave all protein out and just enjoy. The best rice to use is Arborio  or …

Oven Baked Steak Fries

 

Easter Preview

  Easter was always a time spent with lots of family,  lots of food and other things. This year will be hard on most people, not being able to get…

Memorial Day 2019

Summer is almost here! Not that you would know that by the weather we’re having. The rain is nice and it makes the garden grow but my other half is…

Artichokes!

Spring is nearly here and with it comes lovely artichokes. Artichokes are perennial plants in the same family as dandelions and sunflowers, they are a thistle plant and, in most…

Lettuce Varieties

  Are you hankering for some romaine lettuce? Well, there are tons of alternatives here in So. Cal for you. From the CDC website here’s what they are saying about…

January 2019 Cooking Demo

    Join us in Seal Beach NEW DATES/DAYS Thur. Jan 10th Tue Jan 22 6:30 – 8:30, approximately Menu Pink Grapefruit, Avocado & Watercress Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette Chicken…

How to Make Pumpkin or Squash Puree

You don’t want to use just any kind of pumpkin for puree, most pumpkins have too much water in them and not enough flavor. Use the small pumpkins known as…