Kale is never my "go to" green, I default to Swiss chard: multicolored, rich in sheen and lovely cooked or raw. Yet kale was named as THE food theme for FBLA's January meeting. Yawn. As much as I adore these meetings I was utterly uninspired as to what dish to bring, let alone what I would want to eat. Actually, I almost made up an excuse to skip the meeting but I knew that … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Kiss
Every Christmas my sister in-law Bea bakes a massive tray of the most satisfyingly delicious cookies. And every year the entire family joins in a chorus of “Bea you should sell these cookies” as we dive in for one more Russian tea cake, M&M chocolate chip or my personal favorite peanut butter chocolate cookies. … [Read more...]
Pork Tenderloin Wrapped in Bacon: Pork the only white meat
I don't get to cook much pork in our house. Nahid is not a fan. So when the September meeting of FBLA was highlighting pears and apples I jumped at the chance to make somethin,g anything involving the much exalted pig. Also I just started on a new job for the Travel Channel called "Food Paradise" and watched the new episode on bacon and was filled with wonderful ideas. … [Read more...]
Zucchini Banana Bread
The August FBLA meeting was all about tomatoes and zucchinis. The challenge for those attending, "What to make?" … [Read more...]
Beef Shank Sandwiches
This Sunday was the monthly meeting of FBLA (Food Bloggers of Los Angeles). Mz. Riz and I had the lovely distinction of being the hosts for the event. The theme was our mother's food. … [Read more...]
