Preserved lemon brings out the bright springtime taste of roasted cauliflower, rice and shrimp in this easy salad Read more →

Finally! The lasagne came out of the oven, its cheese bubbling and the top crispy brown. I'm smelling leftovers for the rest of the week. While we self-quarantined at home, Bob made this lasagne Although we have been eating lots of variety and (more or less) healthily, the novelty of... Read more →

For this morning I made a four-egg omelette with hothouse cherry and pear-shaped tomatoes and spinach, feta cheese and red pepper flakes. Bob and I both use peppers when we cook - fresh jalapeños when we can get them at the Farmer's Market, dried when we can't. Since I didn't... Read more →

So our county has been hit with a shelter-in-place order and while Bob and I usually cook at home (we only go out to eat when we are feeling lazy), we haven't been mindful about our cooking. We simply pulled something out of the freezer, cooked it, and put some... Read more →

San Jose, California is home to the Poor House Bistro, PHB, one of the best places for New Orleans-style food and blues music. Jay Menduri, proprietor of PHB, has created an environment that is comfortable, exciting, and fun. The restaurant is in a neo-classical house built in the early 1900s... Read more →

We love pasta. What would life be like without this wonderful food? We also try to cut back on carbohydrates. One of our favorite discoveries is the spiralizer, a tool that creates noodles from zucchini and other vegetables. By making noodles from zucchini you gain the nutritional benefits of vegetables,... Read more →

There are many recipes that call for spicy sausage: soups, pizza, pasta, and just for breakfast. Most traditional sausage is made with a high percentage of fat and organ meats (heart, liver, etc.). They also often contain preservatives, flavor enhancers and sugar. The best way to get around this is... Read more →

Potatoes are one of world’s best comfort foods. Baked, fried, roasted, sautéed, grilled. They are all tasty, if well prepared. By themselves, potatoes are a healthy food choice. What changes that is how they are prepared and what we put on them. I like butter, sour cream, cheese and bacon... Read more →

Discovery While shopping at the Campbell farmer’s market my wife and I discovered the Corralitos Brewing Company tent. It was the first time we ever saw beer tasting at a farmer’s market. We were impressed with this local brew and decided to go visit the brewery. A mural in historic... Read more →

We were visiting my father-in-law last week. On the way out the door he gifted us with some lamb chops. This is not a cut of meat we normally cook. We’re about leg of lamb or shoulder cuts, for kebabs or stew. These lamb shops were about 1-1/2 inches thick... Read more →