Assaggiare Mendocino’s Eggplant Salad Recipe and photo submitted by Julia Kendrick Conway www.assaggiare.com. Once again, a fellow foodie read my mind. I was saying how much I loved eggplant to a friend and suddenly… a reference to this eggplant salad pops up on Facebook! It looked so wonderful, I just had to get the recipe! The wine country of California offers a bounty of wonderful people who are passionate about food and...
Read MorePhoto and Recipe Reprinted with Permission by Chef David Lawrence www.chefdavidlawrence.com Check out his book on Amazon.com: Follow his blog at www.forkingdelicious.blogspot.com This recipe is from David’s good friend Susan Cox of Dana Point, California. Serves 6 FOR THE FILLING 6 cups peaches, peeled and sliced (about 2.5 lbs) ¼ cup granulated sugar ¼ cup light brown sugar, lightly packed 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1...
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Zoe’s Red Velvet Birthday Cake Photo and Recipe Link Posted with Permission by: Once again, Zoe from www.zoebakes.com is a mind reader. A few months ago she did it with the Ultimate Carrot Cake Recipe… and now it’s birthday cake. Just yesterday I was discussing cakes with a friend and it made me wonder where I could find unique birthday recipes. Suddenly…. there it was…. right on my Facebook...
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Ole’s Swedish Hot Cakes Photos and Recipe Posted with Permission by the Little River Inn On my list of “must do’s” when I return home for a visit to the Mendocino coast in California is going to the Little River Inn for breakfast. Simply put, they have the best breakfast on the coast. It’s not uncommon for us to be there two or three times during our stay. One of my favorite dishes is their...
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Spicy Lemon Chicken Ingredients: 1 chicken, cut up (3-3.5 #) Marinade You’ll need two batches of marinade so double quantities of ingredients below: 1/2 cup lemon juice (from 3 lemons) 1/4 cup olive oil 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes 1 tsp white pepper 1 tsp salt Method: Combine and whisk marinade ingredients. Pour over chicken. Marinate from 3-4 hours… turning every 20-30 min or as you can. Before cooking, discard...
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Ultimate BLT Sandwich I was shopping at Whole Foods and couldn’t believe how beautiful the heirloom tomatoes are this time of year. I’m a big fan…. even in the winter months when I know they come from Mexico or the dessert in California. I’m mean, let’s face it… papayas and mangoes aren’t grown in Colorado either and I just can’t go 6 months without eating tomatoes! When I woke up this...
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