Last summer while visiting family in southern Oregon all the ladies went to lunch at C St Bistro and I had the most amazing Asian pulled pork sandwich. I went back to Oregon over the holidays and it was closed; devastation. I can’t stop thinking about this sandwich so ...

My kid was begging me for a grilled turkey and cheese sandwich, but I had another idea. I felt it was time to introduce her to my favorite grilled cheese, havarti, dill and cucumber between two pieces of rye. It’s been forever since I’ve made one so she has ...

We don’t eat a lot of corn dogs around here, but my daughter has recently become quite the fan. I just can’t feed my kid a hot dog covered in fried cornbread, but I want to satisfy her craving. So we came up with healthier version in a cute ...

  Apologies for quite possibly the most boring post ever with a mediocre (at best) photograph but I felt that I owed it to you to share our new household favorite. Remember when we planted tomatoes right in the bag of soil this summer?  Well, at the beginning of this ...

My family is famous for grazing. As the story goes, one summer we were all at a lake house and my grandmother spent the afternoon roasting a big chicken for dinner.  The whole extended family was staying there and each person that walked by the cooling chicken took a ...

I had the very best intentions of keeping up with the blog all summer. We started out slow but we cooked a bunch and we meant to keep you up-to-date on our adventures but we failed. Now that school is in full swing the routine has returned, we too ...

There’s a magical place in Griffith Park called the Trails Cafe. At the end of a long hike, you’ll find it tucked away in a small clearing. It’s a cafe called the Trails but it’s not really a cafe. It’s more like a cabin in the woods where ...

Remember those super easy Homemade Tortillas we made? Guess what we decided to fill them with?! I suppose the title is a dead give away but who knew? I love squash blossoms and it’s a very short season so I decided to experiment. My first experience with these flowers was ...

When I was a child, my mom rarely cooked steak, but on very special occasions she’d go all out and make a London Broil. As a little girl, I was never very into meals involving red meat. Well, at least not the first go-round… I would pick at my ...

It’s been a ca-razy day today and I’m just getting around to posting the latest Perfect Picnic recipe. These Sesame Cold Noodles are one of my all time faves because they get better with time and taste great at room temp. The cabbage and zucchini add a nice little ...