April, 2010
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Friday, April 30th, 2010
A high-class pop tart from Big Sur Bakery and a local artisanal jam inspired me to try this Bon Appetit Strawberry Pop Tarts recipe! Our uncle was working on a Northern California hand-crafted artisanal food show and picked up some great jam from Blue Chair Fruit up in the East Bay and I decided it was the perfect jam for the job.
You can use any jam for this recipe from homemade marmalade to a farmer’s market local jam favorite. We used Blue Chair Fruit, Aprium-Orange Jam.
Everybody oohhh’d and ahhhh’d over these buttery, sinful desserts. It made sense because they were essentially a flaky, buttery sugar cookie/biscuit recipe with sugary, fruity jam inside.
You can even see the step-by-step instructions on BonAppetit.com “How to Make a Pop Tart!”
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Tags: artisan food, Breakfast, brunch, dessert, Home Cookin', jam, local product, recipe
Friday, April 30th, 2010
This was not a comprehensive foodie journey where we were able to sample all of the local favorites. However, we were able to grab a few tastes. On past road trips it was so hard to figure out where the locals ate from the behind the steering wheel. And yes, we could ask our hotel, but they always want to tell you the tourist traps. Now, with Yelp and a blackberry or iphone, you can do it! I don’t search by the highest rated places in a city but by which ones have the greatest number of reviews on yelp. Once on yelp, you can’t listen to the locals fight and hate on particular spots through polarized reviews. Just trust that it is a decent enough spot if so many people wanted to write about the restaurant. Honestly, this method did not steer us wrong.
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Tags: California, Eating Out, Out of Town, Road Trip
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
The Health Trust Invites you to:
Dining Out for Life
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
• 50 Participating Restaurants, 25% or more of your bill will go to The Health Trust AIDS Services.
-Campbell – Cuptertino – Los Gatos – Milpitas – Mt.View – Palo Alto – San Jose – Sunnyvale-
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Tags: Charity, Eating Out, Restaurants, South Bay Area
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Blog Posted by Adam Kuban, April 18, 2010 at 5:00 PM
They say in the Norcal pizza post that in the 80’s it was hard to find great pizza in the Bay Area. However, now there are many worthy contenders for the best pizza in Norcal!
Their Top Three Overall Favorites:
- Pizzeria Picco in Larkspur
- Pizzaiolo in Oakland
- Tony’s Pizza Napoletana of North Beach in San Francisco
The Top Chicago Style Pizza Joints Battle (Stuffed vs. Deep Dish): ->
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Tags: Eating Out, Northern California Pizza, Pizza, Slice Blog
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
This recipe, Bob Mill’s Wilted Lettuce, came from our Peace, Love, and Barbecue Cookbook by Mike Mills, Amy Mills Tunnicliffe. This is one of our absolute favorite cookbooks and we use it all of the time particularly for summer BBQ’s. So as you can imagine, a BBQ cookbook may have some kind of pork in every recipe, even the salads! Yep, we love bacon! Along with the bacon, you can use any and all lettuce types that you have on hand for this recipe.
To look at some other recipes from Peace, Love, and Barbecue : Recipes, Secrets, Tall Tales, and Outright Lies from the Legends of Barbecue check out:
Bob Mill’s Wilted Lettuce Recipe ->
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Tags: Home Cookin', Lettuce, Recipes, Salad
Monday, April 19th, 2010
These are simply sinful and super easy to make!
Oreo Truffles Recipe
- 1 (16 ounce) package OREO Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, divided
- 1 (8 ounce) package Cream Cheese, softened
- 2 (8 ounce) packages Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, melted (higher quality works best)
- Crush 9 cookies in food processor until finely smashed and set aside. Crush remaining 36 cookies to fine crumbs. Mix cream cheese with cookies. Roll the cookies into roughly 40 or so 1-inch balls.
- Dip the balls in chocolate (higher quality chocolate tastes better). Place on wax paper and crumble cookies on top or drizzle white chocolate over top.
- Refrigerate until firm. Store covered in fridge.
* I have to give credit to Amy for introducing me to this recipe and for making the truffles pictured above.
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Tags: chocolate, dessert, Home Cookin', Recipes, sweets, Tailgait Recipe
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Rutabagas are mysterious vegetables that I had no idea what to do with. You have to boil the hell out of the rutabagas to get them tender. The smashed rutabaga recipe tastes a lot like mashed potatoes but it feels so healthy and clean!
Mashed Rutabaga Recipe ->
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Tags: Home Cookin', Recipes, Rutabaga, Side Dish, Vegetarian
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
This is a really tasty soup. We shredded some Parmesan to put on top and also crunched up some saltines. We thought it was better a day or so after it was made.
Creamy Leek Soup Recipe ->
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Tags: CSA Box, Home Cookin', Leeks, Recipes
