Turkey Pear Fruit Plate
This Turkey Pear Fruit Plate is the perfect way to keep the kids occupied while you prepare your Thanksgiving dinner. Not only is it fun …
Brown Butter Sea Salt Cookie
This Brown Butter Sea Salt Cookie recipe was inspired by my wife’s recent recent to the Brown Butter Cookie Company in Cayucos. When she came …
Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler
During one of our weekends in Laguna Beach, my friend Brian Zagorsky treated us to an old-fashioned Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler recipe on his Big Green …
Cream Cheese Puff Pastries
Today I’ll show you how to make cream cheese puff pastries. These are delicious served cold with your morning coffee — sort of like a …
Irish Halloween Barmbrack
This Irish Halloween Barmbrack recipe is a tradition for All Hallow’s Eve. Chock full of raisins, citrus peel and dates, it’s a delicious accompaniment to …
Chocolate Tasting at Home
Chocolate tasting at home is a lot like tasting a fine wine. Each brand and style, whether dark, milk, white or bittersweet, has its own …
Smores Quesadilla
You’ve likely tried the traditional s’mores recipe — but have you tried a s’more dilla — aka smores quesadilla ? Today I’m sharing one of …
Jamaican Rum Cake
Back in 1999, I had the chance to enjoy the Caribbean’s best Jamaican rum cake, and it was amazing. Following is my newspaper article from …
Persimmon Bread Pudding
This persimmon bread pudding recipe is a great way to use up fresh soft hachiya persimmons. These grow quite well here in Southern California. They …
Pastry Pie Crust
This flaky pastry pie crust, known as pate sucree, is the perfect vessel for your favorite pies. Use this with my chocolate haupia pie recipe …
Homemade Whipped Cream
My homemade whipped cream recipe uses chilled heavy cream, white sugar, and a few dashes of vanilla extract. The vanilla technically makes it a chantilly …
Irish Cream Truffles
This recipe for Irish cream truffles came from one of the most talked about chefs in Ireland, Conrad Gallagher. Gallagher is the owner of several …