One of the popular dishes David Jackman served at the 2019 Vanilla and Chocolate Festival, was spinach salad w

 This is an amazingly smooth, creamy, over-the-top delicious tart. I had been traveling through Italy and

Custards are a special comfort food that kind of fell off our collective radar in the last 30 -40 years, but t

 Chocolate speaks, and few people can resist Dark Chocolate Truffles! If you are new at candy making, tru

Courtesy of Chef, Author and Blogger, David Lebovitz: www.davidlebovitz.com There are a lot of reasons to like

Moroccan Orange Salad is a traditional dish served along with lamb and vegetable soup (Harira) during Ramadan.

 After dining at a local Afghani restaurant recently, I came away with a new favorite soup. I wouldn't ha

There are moments when winter feels like it's dragging on endlessly -- dark, cloudy days, rain, sleet or snow

Although the French name for this beautiful dessert means Christmas Log, the origins of the custom of bringing

This delicate Rum Almond Cake was conceived as a coffee cake  but it deserves to be elevated to a much hi

A fresh spin on an iconic favorite

 Carole Bloom has graciously shared a toothsome recipe from her new book, Intensely Chocolate (Wiley, 201

 Courtesy of Janet Sawyer, Little Pod, UK Chocolate and Beet Fudge Cake may sound off-putting but, in fac

I love to peruse the farmers market each week to see what's just come in and stock up when it's last call on s

Cha-Ya is an exceptional vegetarian Japanese restaurant in San Francisco that I love to visit when I'm in the

A light, moist cake. Just dust with powdered sugar and serve with lightly sweetened whipped cream.

After a summer filled with luscious stone fruits, every kind of berry imaginable, and even beverages, ice crea

This is a salad with autumn and winter written all over it. As the days grow shorter and the weather turns col

Delicate, delicious fritters with flavorful apples and an apple glaze

A rich chocolate cookie for lifting your spirits!

As a big fan of Mediterranean food, I'm always excited when I find a new recipe or see a recipe that I can twe

While pasta won't cure all the world's woes, it's reliable comfort food on a rainy, bluesie, day.  This r

What we wish came in ice cream trucks but that we make better at home.

  Is it even possible to have too many salad recipes? Possibly if you hate fruits and vegetables, but the

  A week ago a friend gifted me some wild-caught albacore. How could I say no? I wanted to create somethi

Several years ago I had a terrific recipe for shortcake biscuits. Naturally, I lost it. I didn't know this, of

National Dish of Peru

Spring weather is so fickle. Balmy and beautiful one day, windy and wild the next. But here on the California

  If you're looking for a perfect brunch recipe to serve for Mother's Day, a special birthday, or are hos

Years ago I made a declaration to always live where I could get avocados and artichokes.  I've held good

This humble, simple-to-make, sauce is a miracle worker! I developed it years ago and yet every time I serve it

It's fun to watch trends come and go and when a particular trend reappears, the recipes using the current ingr

A friend of mine shares her copies of Bon Appetit with me, which I love as there's a theme for each magazine.

Living in the heart of artichoke country, we get the delicious thistles in all sizes nearly year 'round. Howev

One of my favorite indoor ways to let down from a busy day, is to read food magazines. It's a great opportunit

It's cold outside and I'm thinking about cozy soups, fragrant  stews and other warming foods that speak o