This years Summer Fest is kicking off with a celebration of all things Eggplant and I couldn’t be more excited! My love for eggplant start a few years ago with Eggplant Parmesan, I mean really, who doesn’t love anything smothered with mozzarella cheese? And has since grown into an absolute obsession with all things eggplant! […]
Sometimes I crave chocolate and cookies. And by sometimes, I really mean all the time. I come from a sweet tooth family and it’s pretty much a necessity to have something sweet around at all times just in case the cravings creep in! Usually a chocolate chip cookie will suffice, but sometimes I need a […]
Who here has heard of a Tlayuda? It’s kinda going to change your life. I recently discovered this amazing dish on my 1900 mile road trip across the Southwestern part of the U.S. It’s pretty much a Mexican Pizza that is topped with a black bean puree, some sort of meat, different regional cheeses, shredded […]
A little over a week ago, I departed on a road trip with two lovely ladies, Aida and Lillian, as we headed towards Austin, TX for the International Association of Culinary Professionals. (IACP for short!) We met early one Saturday morning, picked up our rental car and headed out to do the food obsessed version […]
Raise your hand if you have a weakness for all things Ben and Jerry related! I sure do. And one of my biggest weakness is Chunky Monkey. There is seriously nothing better than curling up on the couch after a long day, watching the Real Housewives of New Jersey, Beverly Hills, New York or whatever […]
Guess what today is?!?! It’s my birthday! Only my favorite holiday of the year, right after Cinco de Mayo! Well I guess it might be tied with Cinco de Mayo – but whatever! Birthdays are my favorite, whether it’s my birthday or a friends. They are a day to celebrate and shower someone with love, […]
A few weeks ago, during a Sunday Funday outing with Jen, we encountered this new-to-us dip called Muhammara. Being the curious people we are, we obviously ordered it and then scarfed it down. Okay, well it was really me who did the scarfing, Jen has far more manners! It was delish! It’s a Mediterranean dish […]
My boyfriend and I are absolutely obsessed with this little taco joint down the street from our apartment. It seriously has the best re-fried beans ever. Their burritos and tacos are kinda amazing also. But really it’s all about the beans. And get this – they aren’t made with lard! Say what?!? My kinda beans! […]
Cinco de Mayo is my second favorite celebration of the year, right after my birthday. I mean it’s pretty much a day where drinking margaritas starting at noon and eating obscene amounts of guacamole is the norm, right. Wait? That’s not how you celebrate? I don’t understand 🙂 I mean yes, it’s also about the […]
I seem to have a lot of obsessions with different kinds of food. Besides guacamole and all things avocado, two of my biggest food obsessions are mushrooms and goat cheese. So naturally I had to put them together and created this Mushroom, Green Onion and Goat Cheese Frittata. I don’t mean to brag or anything […]
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Have you guys ever had homemade puff pastry? Like the real deal? The kind that takes hours upon hours to make and it just melts in your mouth and you literally go weak in the knees and then proceed to scarf down as much puff pastry as you possibly can. Well, I have. And it’s […]
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As a true Arizona Girl, chips, dips and salsas are vital to my survival. In high school and college, my friends and I would head south of the border to various Mexican resorts and time shares while living off of chips… margaritas too, but I’ll save those stories for another day. The thing about chips […]
Blood Oranges are one of my favorite things to buy at my weekly trip to the Santa Monica farmers market. (when they are in season of course!) They make me so happy. Their vibrant color is just fantastic and the juice from a Blood Orange makes a gorgeous looking cocktail. My boyfriend is quite the […]
One of my favorite dishes to make for a stay at home date night is risotto. You can jazz it up any way you want and serve it as a main with a big green salad on the side, or you can serve it alongside a perfectly cooked steak, roasted chicken or grilled fish. Risotto […]
Super Bowl is just a few short days away and I finally know what teams are playing!! (round of applause for me!) I’m totally stocked up on ingredients to make my favorite game day Superbowl food and of course plenty of beer for all the guys coming over to watch the game! For all of […]
With the Superbowl right around the corner – it only makes sense to start practicing new recipes for the big game! I don’t know about you – but the food that is devoured on Superbowl Sunday is way more important to me than the actual game. I am all about the bite sized things, like […]
There are tons of things in life that I absolutely love but to name a few… One – pizza. Two – guacamole. Three – anything involving carbs. Four – helping people in need. This post is about something that is really important to me and it involves 3 of the 4 things mentioned above! (no […]
Who doesn’t love a good chocolate chip cookie? Right!! I mean seriously people, we all LOVE chocolate chip cookies. And if you don’t – I’ll eat your share for you! I’m such a caring person 🙂 One of my good friends Carrie just recently came out with a book Deliciously Organic, in which she has […]
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Latkes are some of my favorite little snacks in the whole world. It’s weird that even though I like them so much, I only manage to make them around the holidays. Last year I had to make about 300 latkes for a swanky Hollywood producers party that I was catering and I pretty much hated […]
There aren’t many things in life that are better than a Chocolate Chip Cookie except for maybe a Chocolate Chip Cookie stuffed with even more Chocolate Chips!! I know right?!? It’s pretty genius. And this newly developed cookie stuffing obsession of mine might become a problem down the road. I mean imagine all the possibilities… […]
My latest Cookbook is now available for pre-sale
