Making pumpkin, sweet potato or pecan pie for Thanksgiving? Then it's time to learn how to Blind Bake a Crust. If you love a flaky, non soggy crust with your pumpkin or pecan pie then blind baking is for you. If you’ve never heard of blind baking before, its a ...read more
Yeah, it's nearly November and yet here in Los Angeles you can still find these adorable baby zucchini with the flowers attached at a couple farmers markets. I apologize to all of you who are watching your available local produce shrink along with the temperatures. (At least you still have water). ...read more
Last week I interviewed Zoe Nathan about her new book Huckleberry. Of course one of the topics of our conversation was Pie. She talked about how much she loves a messy pie. So of course I had to make one. I love when professional bakers reinforce the idea that perfection ...read more
When temperatures creep up into the 90s and beyond with equal humidity it's like we're being steamed or roasted ourselves so the need to cook to make a meal seems like a task for a masochist. Unless you use a pressure cooker. I know that some friends like to use slow ...read more
This quick and easy dinner was inspired by Aida Mollenkamp's Chile Basil Coconut Ceviche. Black Cod arrived from the fish CSA this week, I just bought a can of coconut cream and I was awash in fresh lime juice. It was, as they say, beshert, meant to be. It never occurred ...read more