Couscous Salad with Cherry Tomatoes and Broccoli
byWhenever we need a fast side dish to accompany a weekday meal we make a little couscous. There are very few other sides that are easier to cook than couscous. The small kernels looks like…
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Lemon Rosemary Chicken Santa Barbara
byThe last weeks brought us an early taste of summer with the arrival of an unusual heat wave, which lasted for almost 10 days with a little break in between when the chilled salty breeze…
Wine Braised Chicken Pinot Noir
byThe last week when our Norwegian family friends came to visit from out of town we were planning to go for the 45 minutes car ride to the beautiful Santa Ynez wine country. Instead we…
BBQ Chicken Sausage Pizza
byOh lal la la… pizza and red wine the most comforting pair you can imagine ever! When we opened this bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile and tasted the blackberry, forest berry, dark juicy cheery…
Brown Butter Baby Carrots
byOh baby, sweet baby carrots steamed or roasted you have endless possibilities. In Hungary we enjoyed with butter and parsley. In Germany it was the steamed version with a touch of vinegar popular. And now in…
Margarita Fajitas & Citrus Margaritas
byLast week the temperatures soared and the endless summer showed its balmy side when you just wish to be outside and enjoy the glorious flowery gardens and sip bottomless margaritas. It is the ideal…
Wine Country Roast Chicken
byThe beauty about living close to the the wine country in Santa Barbara is that we can walk on the beach in the morning and in the afternoon just drive over the hill in 40…