Really there are no “don’ts” in fondue – well except for if you drop your bread, potato or meat into the pot. We’ll get to that later on. But suffice it to say that no sooner had we landed then did we find ourselves helping to prepare for an 18 person cheese fondue birthday bash! [...] Read More

Thank God I am not a chocoholic. Because if I was, I would be in some serious trouble. Look at this stuff! And it’s everywhere! This shot if from the famous chocolate shop of Teuscher. They have branches all over the world and even one in Beverly Hills! In Zurich their interior is borderline crazy, [...] Read More

While searching for a picture of a crisp to put in this post I came across this great website called Ezra Pound Cake with this great photo and story of the Farmers Market inspiration for a Peach Blueberry crisp. The funny thing is, as is the Ezra Pound Cake recipe, the one I recently fell [...] Read More

These gorgeous Fall trees are on the side yard of John and Vinnie’s house in Asheville, North Carolina. A stone’s throw from the Blue Ridge Mountains I can hardly imagine what the entire area is going to look like in about a week. I will beg John to send more pictures. I’m a Fall freak, [...] Read More

Anybody who reads this blog knows I am possessed by tomatoes. Especially heirlooms. What you did not know that as a child I hated tomatoes! Don’t remember when my palate changed but thank God it did! Anyhow, I was just doing a little research on what was happening Harvest-wise up in the Los Olivos wine [...] Read More

A simple LOVE DECLARATION from a passionate potato person in Seattle! The only thing missing was a Sloppy Joe mention! I’m just guessing this guy will eat his tots with anything and I mean anything! The last time I had a tot was when I made them for the crew at babystyle. Whipped up a [...] Read More

Ok, so Parker used to like celery but does this kitty really like tomatoes? Or is it the start of some feline cooking show?!!!! This one sure looks like he knows a lot… This picture is from a great website courtesy of sister Lisa called 4 Reluctant Entertainers and right now there is a great [...] Read More