Pepper and Fig Salsa on Endive Spears Let’s face it, vegan and gluten free recipes are in demand. So when Erika and I were creating the menu for Figology Fest Part One we knew one had to be on the menu. This dried fig recipe is both, plus extremely flavorful. I got my inspiration, once again from the California Fig site’s salsa recipe. I wanted to spice it up a bit and then … [Read more...]
Not Ketchup Blueberry and White Pepper
Blueberry Not Ketchup My fellow food blogger Erika Kerekes of In Erika’s Kitchen has taken a huge leap and opened her own line of gourmet sauces called Not Ketchup. Her wonderful Not Ketchup sauces come in three distinct flavors—Cherry Chipotle, Smoky Date and Blueberry White Pepper. Right now they are available in a number of specialty stores in Los Angeles and if you're … [Read more...]
Crispy Idaho Potato Discs
Crunchy Potato Discs with Cherry Chipotle Not KetchupThere’s an old saying that I just made up, “treat an Idaho potato with the care it deserves and you will get a little bit of crunchy potato heaven in return.” There’s also that old adaptation of the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young song “Treat your Russets Well” that I’m also very fond of. … [Read more...]
Welcome 2014: Dates Stuffed with Almonds and Honey
To say that I’m elated that 2013 is over is an understatement. Don’t get me wrong, the year started with great promise and even delivered with a more than wonderful trip to Italy. It was the final seven months that were a killer. I begin 2014 with a heart felt thank you to my friends and family, particularly my Bubala—Barbara, Sharon, Jessica, my big brother Michael, a … [Read more...]
Pepperoni Bread
Pepperoni Bread Lesson From My Sister Bubs Pepperoni bread is a New Jersey staple. And if there is one person who makes the very best pepperoni bread in my family, if not all of New Jersey, it’s my sister Barbara. My sister Barbara whom I affectionately call my “bubala” or Bubs for short. Bubs and I are twelve years apart, so I was very much the proud older sister … [Read more...]
