Curry Chick Peas & Chicken At the end of a long weekend the last thing I wanted to do is spend a lot of time cooking on a Sunday ni...

Spring Salmon Salad This week at work I was inspired by all the Spring produce that's beginning to appear on the market now. I chos...

Spring asparagus They are here and starting to emerge from the much warmer soil,  I have had a few fat ones coming up now and it looks like ...

The days are now longer and the sun is feeling warmer, with that comes the warm weather foods I like to make. This past weekend I made a few...

Little Neck Clams Simple Clam Pasta I had the opportunity to buy some beautiful Northwest Little neck clams the other night and I ...

At the suggestion of my younger daughter tonight I cooked chicken legs for dinner, they were marinated with Meyer lemons that I grow in my b...

Smoked Pork Chili with the Works There was a big championship game on TV a few weeks ago and with that comes the classic menu combinat...

Funny or Scary? Simple Open Kitchen The Pork Carnitas Huarache  A new restaurant in my area that has three locations open ...

Many years ago, twenty to be exact, I worked at One Market Restaurant as part of the opening team. The Chef/Owner was Bradley Ogden who is ...

On a recent weekend drive to Berkeley California, I was in search of good meal when I drove past a very funky and brightly colored restauran...

There is a somewhat out-of-the-way destination in Marin County, California called the Pelican Inn. It's a old English pub and inn on H...

In the dead of a cold Winter night I wanted to brighten my mood with some warm weather food, and making fresh prawn ceviche on a home mad...

Fontina Arancini Often when making risotto there will be leftovers and what to do with them becomes a question. A good idea is to make...

There's an unusual looking vegetable called Romanesco Broccoli ; it's a cross between common broccoli and cauliflower with little ...

Chick Pea and Kale Soup It's rainy and cold so a warm bowl of soup sounds good. I made nice soup tonight with chick peas that I re...