Springtime is strawberry season in San Diego. While just about the rest of the US is waiting until mid-June for these beauties, we get them a full two months before everyone else. Sure you can buy them at your local megamart in Wyoming in the middle of the winter, but the berries we get now [Continue]
It’s been a while. There’s been cooking and eating, just not too many pictures. This tart was finally a worthy choice. A few weeks back I saw Jacque Pepin on PBS make a tart that his mom used to make. It looked real simple, a food processor crust, a quick pat into a fluted tart [Continue]
Yet another guest post from Hanna, this time with a secret ingredient. This one’s got a peculiar ingredient, but trust me it works! Buttered Shrimp Ingredients: 1lb. fresh shrimp 2 C. 7 Up or Sprite ¼ C.Butter 3 to 4 cloves of minced garlic 5 tbsp. tomato paste Salt and pepper A few words before [Continue]
I saw these little pizzas at a new restaurant opened near my place called Urban Plates. They were small and thin and topped with some interesting ingredients. I just knew I could recreate these at home without much trouble. I used the same dough recipe from my pissaladièr Here’s my take on a few… Old [Continue]
Several times each year the Apprentice makes the trip to San Diego to hang out, eat fish tacos, and escape from the New England weather. On this trip back to San Diego, he brought with him stories of his trip to Uganda and a new street food he ate while he was there, the rolex. [Continue]