What do you do when you know you're going to a kid party and you know the kids like marshmallows? Why you make them of course! So the annual carving of the pumpkins is going to happen this Saturday and we're bringing the marshmallows...and not just plain white mallows. We will walk in with regular, coco-cinnamon AND pumpkin shaped, jack-o-lantern, orange-ish ones. … [Read more...]
Apple Products: An Ode to Steve Jobs
The passing of Steve Jobs got me thinking about Apple, my first Mac and then back to apples, the kind that you eat and bake. So this blog entry is dedicated to the man who expanded so very many facets of my life by making technology accessible and utterly easy. … [Read more...]
Brussels Sprouts ala Alta, NYC
The evenings are getting a bit cooler, even here in Los Angeles. And the crispness in the air makes me think of Brussels sprouts, or as I used to call them as a kid, baby cabbages. I have to say that I love those little orbs that denote fall, the comfort of a sweater and longer nights. Are you one of those people who cringe at the thought of the lowly sprout? Fear not, you … [Read more...]
Olives: My first foray into the unknown
My name is Judy L and I have a passion for olives. It began later in life when I realized that those black orbs that accompanied the antepasta plate at my aunt's house could actually taste good. My secret fantasy of a yard filled with olive trees began while I worked/traveled through Italy, Greece and France. When we (Two Broads) traveled through Spain last year each meal … [Read more...]
Tomato Bread and Gazpacho
Both Nahid and I are heartbroken that we had to postpone the supper club until September. We have been experimenting with the dishes we wanted to present. When we returned from Spain last year all we did was test out gazpacho recipes and eat some of the olives that we secreted into our suitcase. In fact, the consumption of the last of our cherished stash of “aceitunas” … [Read more...]
