It is the 4th of July and that means it is time for some backyard grilling with friends and family. I prefer to spend my time with our guests and not the entire time at the grill cooking some laborious feast, especially if I have to pay attention to a bunch of different diet requirements. I find that kabobs are a slam … Read more
Similar to our abundance of great restaurants, we are so spoiled by our access to countless ethnic grocery chains here in the bay area of California. Last week at the airport, I ran into an old friend from my hometown, Modesto, and he asked if I would ever move back. Honestly, I could never imagine … Read more
Mothers Day was this past weekend and we spent it like just about every holiday- cooking. Only on Mothers Day, it is just me since the wife takes the day off. At least from helping to cook and the clean up…the laundry still has to get done you know. So when it is just me … Read more
Time in the kitchen is my way of decompressing, my attempt at a moment of Zen. Over the past couple months though, I didn’t really have the desire to get in there and do much of anything. Life, career, kids, whatever – I just hadn’t been feeling it. Last week though, that spark came back and … Read more