This time of year is when I start craving chili. Nothing like a bowl of chili to add warmth and comfort to you

I love when people ask me “how did you and your husband meet?”, and I get to respond with “on a blind da

This quinoa salad derives its rich scarlet and russet hues from beets and red quinoa, creating a beautiful sid

Cooking Light, October 2015

Moist and delicious meatballs.

Adapted from William Sonoma

Make this now, freeze and eat another day.

Adapted from Guido's Italian Dressing Note: Although many recipes, such as this dressing, call for raw eggs, t

Adapted from The Ranch At Live Oak Cookbook

Swedish pancakes are essentially a crepe, eaten for breakfast or dessert.

If so, this truffled fontina and mushroom flatbread pizza is sure to stun all of your friends. Every once in a

Adapted from the Royal Hawaiian

Adapted from fine Cooking, Aug/Sept 2015

Greek Salad is one of my all-time favorite salads during the Summer months. Lately, I’ve been adding quinoa

This is a great tasting dip or sauce that can be whipped up in less than 10 minutes.

Recipe from the Malibu Farm Cookbook

As bizarre as this yakisoba, cheese, arugula + sriracha mayo crepe sounds, somehow it just works. One day, whi

Authorization to publish this recipe from the Endless Summer Cookbook was granted by Abrams publishing.

For best result, use a jubilee bundt pan

As you can probably guess from both of these dishes, is that I love the taste and texture of doughy things. An

Do not use Meyer lemons! Lemon bars can be stored, airtight, in the refrigerators for about 3 days. Do not fre

Store away your bulky coats and boots – spring has sprung! Once the warmer weather arrives, the hubby and I

Adapted from Bon Appetite

In Malibu, there isn't a donut shop to be found.  This could be due to healthy lifestyle chosen by so many wh

The Sunset Restaurant Malibu's Arugula and Pesto Flatbread

These signs signal that a truck is parked along Pacific Coast Highway, filled with farm fresh strawberries for

Inspired from Fine Cooking Cheese, Winter 2015

Adapted from Tastes of the South Bay

This soup can be made vegetarian by using vegetable broth and omitting bacon.

Adapted from the Wellness Kitchen

My hubby said, “This winter caprese is one of the best things you have ever made”. “It is restaurant qua

My mother moved my sister and me with her from Fort Worth, Texas to Mar Vista, California. Being a newly singl

Adapted from bon appétit, November 2014

Several months ago, I received a package in the mail. Not out of the ordinary, since I order on-line all the t

Adapted from The Divine Addiction

Adapted from Naturally Danny Seo, Winter 2015