Posted on June 18, 2010 by bayareafoodie
Steven Raichlen, the Baron of BBQ is back with a new guide to grilling around the world. Raichlen hit the road for his latest cookbook PLANET BARBECUE! visiting 60 countries on six continents to chronicle the practice of live fire grilling. His five year adventure has resulted in a glorious 638 page manual filled with [...]
Filed under: REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS | Tagged: bbq, cookbook, PLANET BARBECUE!: An Electrifying Journey Around the World’s Barbecue Trail, review, Steven Raichlen | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 1, 2010 by bayareafoodie
Seattle’s Best has jumped into the canned iced coffee market with a line of Lattes. We were lucky to receive a few samples. I am not a daily coffee drinker but I love the taste of coffee. You’ll never find me drinking a cup in the morning just for the purpose of getting caffeine in [...]
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Posted on May 23, 2010 by bayareafoodie
It’s baaaaaaaaack! A new flavor brought me back to my old stomping grounds. See how it ranks
Filed under: Northern CA, PLACES TO EAT/DRINK, Palo Alto, REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS | Tagged: sprinkles cupcakes, salty caramel | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 4, 2010 by bayareafoodie
For Christmas my parents gave us the Nespresso Essenza C100 Automatic Espresso Maker with Aeroccino Plus Automatic Milk Frother. I L-O-V-E this machine. In 2 minutes you are drinking great espresso without the muss & fuss. All you need to do is turn it on, pop in the capsule and push start. We made a [...]
Filed under: REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS | Tagged: Aeroccino Plus Automatic Milk Frother, Nespresso Essenza C100 Automatic Espresso Maker | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 2, 2010 by bayareafoodie
I don’t know what it is about onions straight from the farm but those bad boys make me cry. They are soooo strong. Chop some up and our whole house smells for hours. Solution…the onion goggles. Mike and I both put them to the test (but you won’t see pictures of me!). We used them [...]
Filed under: REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS | Tagged: Onion Goggles, rsvp | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 25, 2009 by bayareafoodie
I’ve been c-r-a-v-i-n-g lobster. The kind of lobster I had growing up in Massachusetts when my family would hop in our station wagon and drive to New Hampshire in search of the ultimate lobster meal. Since moving to California, long gone are the days of cheap, simple lobster eats. Lobster tends to be insanely expensive [...]
Filed under: Dessert / Baked Goods, Main Dish, RECIPES, REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS, Side Dish | Tagged: review, lobster gram, lobsters, maine, fresh, Foodbuzz 24 24 24 | 7 Comments »
Posted on October 2, 2009 by bayareafoodie
12 months, 14 visits, 40 cupcakes digested! I did it! The final rankings can be found here
Filed under: PLACES TO EAT/DRINK, Palo Alto, REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS, VERY RANDOM THOUGHTS | Tagged: food, sprinkles cupcakes, rankings, sprinkles challange, best flavors, 40 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 28, 2009 by bayareafoodie
I wrote about a new cookbook, Cooking Dinner: Simple Italian Family Recipes Everyone Can Make a couple weeks ago. Well, the authors are on a big book signing tour all over the Bay Area so go out and see them. It would make a great holiday gift. More about the book and authors Claudia Pruett [...]
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Posted on September 14, 2009 by bayareafoodie
I’m on the final leg of my Sprinkles mission. After these two cakes, I only have 1 to go and I will have tried all 40 flavors! The end is near…
Filed under: REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS, VERY RANDOM THOUGHTS | Tagged: almond dark chocolate, orange, rankings, sprinkles cupcakes | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 7, 2009 by bayareafoodie
I don’t discriminate even when it comes to wine… jug,bottle,box or can I will give anything a try. When Foodbuzz offered to send me a sample of the new Black Box wines I said, “bring it on!” Black Box wines feature 9 varietals from all over the world. Each box holds the equivalent of 4 [...]
Filed under: REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS | Tagged: black box wines, New Zealand, review, Sauvignon Blanc, wine | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 6, 2009 by bayareafoodie
We just received a copy of a new cookbook published by Mike’s family friend. The book is filled with mouthwatering classic Italian recipes that are simple and quick to prepare. The prominent theme throughout is the importance of eating together as a family and it stresses the benefits of getting children involved with cooking at [...]
Filed under: RECIPES, REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS, Starters & Soups | Tagged: Claudia Pruett, cookbook, cooking, Cooking Dinner: Simple Italian Family Recipes Everyone Can Make, creamy tomato soup, food, italian, review, Rima Barkett | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 30, 2009 by bayareafoodie
I’d seen this bad boy on Iron Chef numerous times and I wanted one, but was leery to buy it because it almost cost as much as the mixer. My parents ended up giving the attachment to Mike as a birthday gift (thanks M&D!) The 3 piece set includes a roller/kneader attachment, a spaghetti cutter [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES, REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS | Tagged: fettuccine cutter, KitchenAid KPRA Pasta Roller Attachment for Stand Mixers, KitchenAid Pasta Attachment, Ratatouille, roller/kneader attachment, spaghetti cutter | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 29, 2009 by bayareafoodie
Just when I think I’m close to done they add some more! I guess someone thought a raspberry cupcake was needed — after trying cherry I wasn’t so sure. Rankings updated here
Filed under: REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS | Tagged: raspberry, sprinkels cupcakes | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 4, 2009 by bayareafoodie
Happy 4th everyone! Another one bites the dust…rankings updated here Tip: For those of you who are on facebook and twitter be sure to check out Sprinkles daily tweets b4 you go to the shop. They usually have a secret word of the day which gets you FREE cupcakes. The cupcake pictured above cost me [...]
Filed under: REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS, VERY RANDOM THOUGHTS | Tagged: sprinkles cupcakes, rankings, lemon blueberry, free cupcakes | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 11, 2009 by bayareafoodie
I hope you all watched the first episode of Top Chef Masters last night. We enjoyed it although I was a bit grossed out by the shower scene. I’m happy to say that Mike stayed awake for the entire hour which is unusual since it’s on way past his bedtime. My only hope is that [...]
Filed under: REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS, VERY RANDOM THOUGHTS | Tagged: Top chef masters, bravo, tv, cooking show, kelly choi | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 10, 2009 by bayareafoodie
Only 4 more Sprinkles cupcakes to go! I can’t believe it! Anyone try the Key Lime? I did…see my thoughts here
Filed under: REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS, VERY RANDOM THOUGHTS | Tagged: sprinkles key lime cupcake | 3 Comments »
Posted on May 27, 2009 by bayareafoodie
I know this has nothing to do with food but I wanted to share a cool tour we took of Washington DC at night. If you get a chance I would highly recommend the tour company OnBoard. They specialize in small tour groups (25-30 people) and if you’ve been to any monument in DC you [...]
Filed under: REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS, VERY RANDOM THOUGHTS | Tagged: tour, washington dc at night, onboard tours, monuments, tour guide, night tour | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 25, 2009 by bayareafoodie
This was at the top of my list of things to do when going to Washington DC. Mike’s brothers’ eldest daughter graduated (with honors ) from Georgetown University last weekend (Good job Christine!) so we made the trek east to be part of her big day. Georgetown cupcake seems to have a legion of fans. [...]
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Posted on May 25, 2009 by bayareafoodie
These Buitoni Agnolotti’s (similiar to ravioli) arrived at our house as another perk of being a FoodBuzz member. I love mushrooms so I was psyched to try them. Picture fresh pasta filled with a mixture of crimini & portobella shrooms, cheese and garlic. All good things. To go along with them Mike and I decided [...]
Filed under: Main Dish, RECIPES, REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS | Tagged: Buitoni Wild Mushroom Agnolotti, cooking, food, Giada De Laurentiis, Ravioli with Balsamic Brown Butter | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 20, 2009 by bayareafoodie
**GUEST BLOGGER: MIKE – THE WINE GUY** I usually attend wine seminars with a bit of hesitation. Too many times I have been excited only to have my hopes dashed as I sit for an hour-long “sales pitch” of a particular winery. Nothing could have been further from the truth with the seminar “Vérité Winery [...]
Filed under: Monterey Peninsula, REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS | Tagged: la joie, la muse, le desir, Pebble Beach Food & Wine 2009, Pierre Seillan, sonoma, Vérité Winery – Bordeaux Blends from the Best Sonoma Terroirs | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 17, 2009 by bayareafoodie
After our St. Patty’s day celebration we were left with a bunch of Guinness and Harp Lager so I attempted to make Black & Tans. I had no luck using the back of a spoon as many websites instructed. When I saw the Lagerhead turtle at Sur la Table a couple days later I thought [...]
Filed under: Cocktails, RECIPES, REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS | Tagged: beer, black & tan, cocktails, drinks, guinness, harp lager, irish, Lagerhead Black & Tan Turtle | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 12, 2009 by bayareafoodie
OMG! These are just like the real deal. I didn’t think Chef Keller would put his name on a product of poor quality. He teamed up with Williams- Sonoma to produce the iconic chocolate Bouchon mix and mold. The mix easily made 24 sensational corks. Tasty tip: If you want big Bouchons fill the molds [...]
Filed under: Dessert / Baked Goods, REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS | Tagged: baking, Bouchon Bakery, chocolate bouchons, food, thomas keller, williams sonoma | 12 Comments »
Posted on April 12, 2009 by bayareafoodie
Happy Easter and Passover! These are the best holiday cupcakes thus far see my thoughts here
Filed under: REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS, VERY RANDOM THOUGHTS | Tagged: sprinkles cupcakes, easter, passover | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 8, 2009 by bayareafoodie
So we have been receiving deliveries of organic produce for 6 months now and we LOVE IT. We cook a lot more and eat much more healthy. I’ll be honest with you — I’m sooooo glad it’s Spring. I’m all greened out! Here are some dishes we have made with our garden goodies (click on [...]
Filed under: REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS, VERY RANDOM THOUGHTS | Tagged: food, california, san jose, vegetables, cooking, Farm Fresh To You, bay area, Organic, capay valley, produce delivery, kale, leeks, fennel, collard greens, spinach, Ribollita con Verdure | Leave a Comment »
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