Month: April 2010

I grew up in the kitchen. From a tender age, I watched my mother cook dinner every night, and began "helping", by stirring a sauce here, adding a pinch of herbs there.  …

Back in the day when I lived in New York, I was more than a little homesick. I pined and yearned for my home state of California, and pounced on everything I could find …

I was roasting a chicken the other night, and I realized that I've never posted roast chicken on my blog, which I really should. It's my go to Sunday night supper, one we have …

I'm not much of a muffin girl. Despite my rather extreme sweet tooth, I don't tend to like sweets for breakfast, and most muffins are just cupcakes without frosting. And the times I …

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amusebouches/4463439363/" title="Salmon 4 by The Domestic Front, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4463439363_36c61dbff9.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Salmon 4" /></a><br /> I don't eat much seafood any more. I know that all those omega-3's are supposed to be good for …

Spring has sprung. Sure, I live in LA, where a sunny day could just as easily mean December as it could April. People are always exhibiting various degrees of suntan (usually related to …