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I love a good European market. It embodies my dream lifestyle. Just stepping out of my apartment, strolling down the street to a market full of produce, cheeses, fish, meat and spices that will inspire me… AND I can get a nibble. It’s everything that makes me happy in one place. I would go everyday…
So I originally made this salad at Christmas. It looks like Christmas, doesn’t it? It was actually a bunch of Christmas leftovers, a “what’s in the cupboard” moment – which you know is where some of my best recipes come from. I had leftover Gambas al Ajillo, and bits and bobs from other dishes, and…
The summer that I was fourteen, I babysat for two girls that lived down the street. I mean I watched them all day, every day. They were 7 and 4. Yes, a fourteen year-old was taking care of two small children for eight hours a day. That sounds crazy, right? I mean, maaaybe I was…
I used to be a waitress in a Spanish tapas restaurant. (I was a waitress many places, so if you are keeping a running total, add it to the list.) And of course, as a server, you want to try all of the things on the menu so that you can explain it to your…
This is one of those recipes that, when I first made it, I wanted to do it so I could say I did it. Bake a whole fish in salt? Who does that? Me. It seemed very aspriational. Very impressive. Very chef-y. Well, maybe it is, but it’s also very simple. (I know I say…
I love a good European market. It embodies my dream lifestyle. Just stepping out of my apartment, strolling down the street to a market full of produce, cheeses, fish, meat and spices that will inspire me… AND I can get a nibble. It’s everything that makes me happy in one place. I would go everyday…
Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, began in 1723 as a Catholic mission. Its underground aquifers fed sugar production beginning in the mid-1800s. And for nearly 100 years, sugar money built up the beautiful buildings in the town until the water ran dry. Now agriculture once again flourishes in the area, and the town has…
