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Apple Pie at Law’s Coffee Shop, Oak Glen, California—Friday Pie-Day

Pie is my thing. I happen to have been born on National Pie Day. Every year for my birthday when my mom asked what I wanted to have for my birthday cake, I would inevitably request something in a crust—maybe a cheese cake (BTW, why do they call it cake? That has always bugged me) […]

Summer seems to be barreling through like a bullet train this year. How is it possible that it is already the middle of August? I’ve been trying to keep cool by not turning on the oven. I find that if I don’t turn on my oven, I’m less likely to have to blast our air […]

The Japanese do incredible things with fruits and vegetables. From braising to deep frying, and drying to pickling, there are hundreds of ways to use and transform a wide variety of plants. A particular favorite at our house are umeboshi, Japanese pickled plums (usually translated as plum, though they are actually made from a species […]

I am not a huge burger girl. It’s not that I don’t like them, but if given the choice I’ll choose the things that I like even more instead, like grilled chicken, steak, fish, bratwurst, etc. There is one exception—if a burger contains ground lamb then I am all in. I love lamb. So when I […]

Happy Monday! Here’s to a great day and a great week. To help you get things started off right, my newest post for California Avocados is up! This week I’m talking breakfast, specifically toast. My favorite way to make toast these days is in a waffle iron, so today I’m sharing my recipe for waffled […]

I am a chilihead, so I always have my eye out for new ways to enjoy hot chili peppers. My newest chili recipe acquisition was a recipe for Balinese Sambal Matah. My take on this recipe will be the next thing I submit to a site I recently found out about that I am super […]

Did you know that July is National Ice Cream Month and tomorrow, July 19th, is National Ice Cream Day? My Mom’s side of the family has an affinity for ice cream. Actually, that may be too mild. Obsession may be more accurate. They reverently celebrate Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day on the first Saturday […]

Father’s Day came and went during my long forced posting drought, which is a bummer, because I shared a recipe for a Balinese-inspired Steak Satay with a Spicy California Avocado Dipping Sauce for Father’s Day. Luckily steak never goes out of style and we’re still in the middle of avocado season, so you can still […]

This week I’m sharing an experience I recently had with our cat’s litter box, my children, and a well-timed text from a friend. So hop on over to Multiply Goodness to read my post about “The No Good, Very Bad, Litter Box Day.”

I adore a good Reuben sandwich. Hop on over to The Scoop to see my version that includes slices of California avocado.

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