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5 Lovely Latvian Recipes
Have you ever tried Latvian food? If not, there’s no time like the present. Enjoy! Latvian Style Baked Onions Chocolatl’s Note: This is one of a number...
5 Jamaican Jerk Recipes
If you like Jamaican food, these recipes ought to whet your appetite. Jamaican Jerk Chicken “Hot, succulent Jamaican Jerk Chicken is a tropical treat. You’ll...
5 Interesting Irish Recipes
Do you think you’ve got the luck of the Irish in the kitchen? Try out these fine recipes and find out. Irresistible Irish Soda Bread The Irresistible irish...
Our Favorite (Under the Radar) Wineries & Winemakers – Part 5 – Alpha Omega Winery
Alpha Omega winery is a special place. Year after year, they produce wines of very impressive quality. Their winemaker, Jean Hoefliger was born in Switzerland...
Roasted Tomato Soup
In the words of Katerina, a playful interpretation of a delicious roasted tomato soup. If you have been planting tomatoes this summer, you are going to need this. It’s...
Wax Apples Come to Temple City, Pasadena Farmers Markets
Farmers Markets: Wax apples, popular in Taiwan, are uncommon in Southern California. But now Lung Ke Wu is growing and selling them here. In a hardscrabble district...
Thomas Keller’s Top 5 Favorite Napa Restaurants
Superstar chef and unofficial mayor of Yountville, Thomas Keller reigns over The French Laundry, the bistro and bakery Bouchon, and his casual offshoot Ad Hoc, known...
Learning About Santa Barbara Wines
Santa Barbara’s Best in Class Two sommeliers, one of them a star of the new documentary Somm, teach the basics of Santa Barbara’s wine by focusing on three...
George’s Rants and Raves: Calliche Rum
Rum is a very interesting drink with a colorful and checkered past. In some form or another, it dates back thousands of years but truly gained fame (or possibly...
5 Great Gumbo Recipes
This is for all you gumbo-lovers out there. Enjoy! Chicken and Smoked Sausage Gumbo with White Rice Do you have a hankering for gumbo? Want to do something different...
