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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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I was recently sent a sample of a new olive oil produced right here in California! The launch of California Olive Ranch Extra Virgin olive Oil marks the first time a US brand has mass-produced high quality, fresh, affordable, everyday EVOO for the US marketplace.
I didn’t introduce olive oil into my daily diet until 4 [...]
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12 months, 14 visits, 40 cupcakes digested! I did it! The final rankings can be found here
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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…
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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 [...]
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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
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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 $0.00!!!
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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 [...]
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Only 4 more Sprinkles cupcakes to go! I can’t believe it!
Anyone try the Key Lime? I did…see my thoughts here
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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**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 – [...]
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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 [...]
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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 to [...]
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Happy Easter and Passover! These are the best holiday cupcakes thus far see my thoughts here
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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 images [...]
Filed under: REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS, VERY RANDOM THOUGHTS | Tagged: bay area, california, capay valley, collard greens, cooking, Farm Fresh To You, fennel, food, kale, leeks, Organic, produce delivery, Ribollita con Verdure, san jose, spinach, vegetables | Leave a Comment »
The economy is awful. Everyone is looking for ways to save money. Zagat to the rescue!
Zagat just released a dining-deals guide for the San Francisco area. The guide features 241 restaurants that serve up cheap eats (well…moderately priced). This is Zagat so you won’t find many $5 footlongs, but affordable meals from some of the [...]
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Ever have Pineapple jerky? Me neither, until now. I found these on Jerky.com, the home for all things jerky. When I saw them I was fascinated. Opening the packaged the aroma of caramelized pineapple wafted through the air. Each bite was chewy and sweet with a touch of tartness. A delicious and healthy treat. I [...]
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The folks over at Foodbuzz sent me a gift just in time for Valentine’s Day. A “green box” of gourmet chocolates from Recchiuti Confections. A delicate assortment of fresh herb and tea infused chocolates. My favorites were the Spring Jasmine Tea and the Tarragon Grapefruit. I’m usually a straight milk chocolate gal but these could [...]
Filed under: REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS, San Francisco | Tagged: chocolate, Ferry Building, Michael Recchiuti, Recchiuti Confections | Leave a Comment »
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