Not Your Mother's Cookbooks

While I was catering, over the decades, I worked for some really wonderful people who owned businesses and needed to have catered affairs as part of their PR. One of these was the now-defunct Sunbird Fine Art Gallery in Los Altos,…

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This simple mixture of turkey, pecans, and green onions is one of the most delicious and popular sandwich I have ever made. It takes minutes to mix in the food processor.

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What are crostini? Literally translated to “little crusts,” they are Italian-style appetizer croutons. Usually slices of bread are toasted slowly until golden and then spread with a variety of tasty savory toppings, they are a clever way to use up day-old bread.

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It used to be that to have a luscious seafood roll, you had to travel to New England for this regional seashore specialty. Nada no mas.

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The rotisserie chickens from the supermarket delis have finally made their way into the mainstream American’s kitchen, not only as the centerpiece for a meal, but an ingredient as well. Once a rarity, now every market and warehouse like Costco I go to has their own roasted chickens, even organic chickens.

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I went to a buffet at a friends’ right after she returned from her first visit to Rancho La Puerta spa, right over the border from San Diego in Tecate, Baja, Mexico. She served quesadillas, a recipe she brought back.…

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Recently I was invited to an open house and wanted to bring bread, but didn’t have time to make it from scratch.  So this was my opportunity to use Bridgeford Ready-Dough, easily found in the freezer department of all supermarkets. …

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A “Pulled BBQ Chicken” recipe for your Slow Cooker, by Beth Hensperger.

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Anyone who loves meatballs loves meatball sandwiches, and these sliders (the name for these miniature sandwiches) are irresistible. You can make this sandwich using your choice of a baguette or a small roll, but whatever you choose, it must be…

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