I love summer, which is a good thing because here in San Diego it’s summer most of the year. But there’s something extra special about “real” summer when fresh fruit and veggies are being harvested and they’re just melt in your mouth delicious. One of my favorite things about summer is the fresh corn – [...]
Everyone has their own haven of deliciousness, that one spot where they reached food nirvana. For me, that spot is a little restaurant in Florence called La Giostra. Just thinking about it makes me crave fresh Carpaccio, rosemary scented rack of lamb and bold red wine. Unfortunately, I don’t get to my little slice of [...]
Spring is a marvelous time to live in Southern California. While the rest of the country is still pulling itself out of winter we’re enjoying the first harvests of the year – avocados, strawberries, squash, melons. We are so spoiled with fresh, local food here and I think it probably gives us a warped sense [...]
Counting down 4 days to our one-year celebration of Zomppa on May 3. Here is Lys, she of the ridiculous flourless chocolate cakes and lace cookies! What is your favorite food movie or book? I think that I spend more time reading my cookbooks than actual books…. I love the scene in “French Kiss” where [...]
I used to really hate beer, just the smell would make my nose wrinkle. In fact, I when I lived in Germany during the fall of 2002 (fall=Oktoberfest) I didn’t drink a single drop. It took me until about 2006 to actually find a beer that I liked, I was a wine-girl after all, and [...]
After posting the previous article about camping, I couldn’t help but to think I was doing a disservice to my other favorite camping recipes! So, here are a few more to whet your camping whistle . These recipes are from the cookbook “Isabel’s Cantina” which is a FANTASTIC cookbook, full of delicious recipes. Welcome to [...]
There’s nothing like cooking in the open air. Birds are singing… wind is blowing through the trees… mmmmmarvelous! I simply can’t waste this incredible opportunity to cook over an open fire – I must experiment! Here in San Diego (where my husband and I live), we don’t have a lot of “woods”, per se, so [...]
Call me mistrustful, but there is something so comforting about knowing exactly what you’re eating. Knowing that the ruby red plum you’re about to sink your teeth into was able to grow on a tree until it was ready to be plucked and taken to the market. Knowing that the bread that you feed your [...]
