Santa Barbara Slow Cooked Beef
byNo more FOG please! We are not in London, we are in Southern California (the land of eternal sunshine). Where did the sunshine go this month? Probably on vacation since like clockwork on June 1st…
Meat + Chicken
Pork and Cabbage with Riesling
byOver the years we happily succumbed to the old Irish tradition of Saint Patrick’s Day with corned beef and cabbage and green beer. By Sunday morning the leprechauns must have woven their mischievous magic on…
Wine Braised Beef Shoulder with Root Vegetables
byWe all know that patience is a virtue, but in this case you will see (or better taste) that it’s pure deliciousness. There are many different ways to oven braise a nice hunk of beef…
Chicken Chili with Beer
byThere is always a good time for big pot of of steaming chili! Today was a little cloudy and if we may say (especially for you on the East Coast) a little nippy in the…
Pumpkin Revelry with Crostini & Chili
byPumpkin Chili and Pumpkin Crostini Even though most days the sun is shining brightly with mild balmy temperatures the evenings do get crisp and chili and we tend to stay more indoors and enjoy the…
Best Roasted Chicken with Curry and Paprika
byThere is nothing fancy about roast chicken, but when you need a feel good dish this best Roasted Chicken with Curry and Paprika is just the thing to make you sing and dance in the garden…
Lecsó – Hungarian Pepper Stew Recipe
byTrue to our Hungarian roots we are always delighted to find sweet yellow or orange peppers at the market and as the pepper season in California is coming to end we already gave up hope…
Italian Chicken Sausage and White Bean Stew
byThis quick and healthy gluten-free Italian chicken sausage and white bean stew one pot meal will give you rich earthy taste of comfort and plenty of time to enjoy the day. As June gloom hoovers…
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…
New York Steak with Cherry Wine Sauce
byWhen it is cold outside you just want to bundle up indoors and cook something to warm you up from the inside. In the last few weeks we have been busy with the launch of…
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…