Kumquats are all over the place these days. And what to do with all those tiny golden orbs? Easy, make preserves. When I was trying to think up a winning entry for the Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational I used kumquat jam as a garnish for my entry the "Sweet Goat". KCRW thought I did a pretty good job. … [Read more...]
We’re going to Italy: The plan is shaping up
Thursday Travel The last time I was in Italy I was working on a television special for the Travel Channel, "Samantha Brown's First Cruise" in 2004. The cruise set sail from Barcelona, Spain and made stops along the way in Nice, Rome, Naples, Florence, Venice, Dubrovnik and Corfu. All beautiful places to behold. Yet the thing that I remember most were the people that I … [Read more...]
Gingered Lamb Spare Ribs: Food Tuesday
Gingered Lamb Spare Ribs Hello my name is Judy L and I’m an impulse buyer. When standing on line at the 7-Eleven picking up my banana and LA Times (Thursdays and Fridays only for the suduko), if I see a Star Scroll display I’ve got to buy one, okay maybe one for everyone. If Star Scrolls aren’t around, and the jackpot for the lottery is over 25 million, I buy … [Read more...]
Travel Thursday: We’re going to Rome!!
A New Year A New Trip: Italy here we come! Our blog is called Two Broads Abroad and in the last year the only country we visited was Mexico for a wedding over Memorial Day weekend. A fine trip, yet not THE trip. So now that we are somewhat settled into our new digs it’s time to get serious and get going. This year it’s Italy! I’ve visited many times for work, Nahid … [Read more...]
Striped Bass Stuffed with Leeks and Spinach and More
There are certain habits I just can't seem to break. I like to go to fish, meat and farmers markets. Not Whole Foods, but wholesale markets, downtown. One of my very favorite places is Los Angeles Fish Company. Good fish, good prices and open to the public. It warms my soul to see an array of cleaned tuna and striped bass just waiting for me to take it home and stuff it. … [Read more...]
