A few weeks ago Adam and I purchased our barbecue grill, we are in love with it! It just makes everything taste better—and clean-up is so much easier. We have grilled cod fish, ribeye and asparagus among other things. The one dish that has stood out the most was a quick-fix side dish. I bought … More Grilled Tomatoes
There are many small pleasures in life: taking a deep breath, morning coffee, enjoying a lavender bath, hugging your baby… One small pleasure of both Adam’s and mine is a good chewy pasta! When Adam and I got married three years ago, we spent our honeymoon in Italy. I had always dreamed of a romantic road-trip … More Salmon Pasta
I recently learned one of the most delicious pork recipes I have ever prepared. I owe it to my wonderful sister in law Isabel. Isabel is originally from Bilbao Spain, she married my brother 11 years ago and they have two beautiful children. I love her insight into european cooking, she doesn’t give herself enough … More Milk-braised Pork “Isabel’s style”
I moved to San Diego roughly six years ago after visiting a couple of friends that live here. I had never been to America’s finest city before but something about how this city made me feel captivated me and I never left. I went back home, packed a larger suitcase and said goodbye to my family and my old life. … More My Mexican craving
Eggplant is a fruit that is not regularly used in many households. My mother would sometimes make eggplant when I was growing up, often moussaka, a dish that kids don’t usually like. I was forced to try it every time and I guess one day in my teenage years I decided it wasn’t so bad. … More My take on Moussaka
I have to start telling you part of my life story — or better said, part of my mother’s story. My mother, Montserrat, is a result of a grand love story in times of war. Her father was a teacher from a small town in Catalonia, Spain. He fell in love with a beautiful woman … More Pa amb tomàquet
In 2007 I discovered the famous French macarons. I visited Paris with my parents and we were in a macaron-mission, we visited some of the well known “Maisons du Macarons”: Laduree, La Maison du Chocolat and Fauchon. I am sure there are several more that we missed out on, Macarons being so trendy in the last decade. … More French Macarons
One of my favorite places on earth is and will always be: PARIS. I know it might sound like a cliché and not a very original choice, but I have been coming back to the City of Light since I was a young four-year-old. There is this je nais se quoi about its busy streets, packed sidewalks, … More Chez Georges, Paris
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