Here’s the thing friends, I love dumplings. I especially love good dumplings, which is why every time I visit San Francisco, I seek them out. We visited San Francisco over the past weekend for a …
Earlier today, I texted my Dad asking for his famous shortbread cookie recipe. What I got back was two pictures of a random printed page, and I figured it would be helpful to write up …
It’s that time of year again – Christmas cookie time! My family has always been known for their Christmas cookies (my Dad usually makes about 15-20 varieties every year!). Needless to say, we take the …
I’ve talked about my great love of soup in the winter time – both as a healthy, warm meal as well as the perfect candidate for meal prep. This recipe takes advantage of the leftover …
The turkey world is complicated – dare I say, over complicated. To brine or not to brine? To roast, fry, smoke, or grill? Should I cut the turkey up in pieces, spatchcock the turkey, or …
Yes friends – I am still powering through my lemon harvest. Out of the four that remained after the main harvest, two I used in a lemon ice cream recipe that turned out to be …
It’s Thanksgiving week, and I couldn’t be more excited! I’m cooking the whole meal this year (for just two people – me and Chris). It’s going to be a lot of work, a lot of …
We made a day out of dropping Chris off to a red-eye flight out of LAX yesterday by spending a fun Saturday in Downtown LA. We caught a comedy show, went to The Last Bookstore, …
It’s the first rainy day here in California, and there was even a slight chill in the air when I left the office this evening. To celebrate winter finally approaching, I wanted to post my …
The final stage of my citrus preservation weekend was focused around my lemons. I harvested 15 gorgeous lemons, and turned them into 13 jars of marmalade. I followed this recipe through Simply Recipes (click the …
Claire Aucella 