The end of winter is blood orange season here in California, and the farmer’s markets and grocery stores are starting to show signs of this wonderful occurrence. I love the color of blood oranges, not really a “blood” color, but more of a deep,...

Figured I would start 2012 with a bang and do a triple post, but not just any kind of triple post, non non. This, my friends, is a TRIPLE PIZZA POST. Mmmmm pizza. Best way to start the new year if you ask me!...

I only make baked brie once a year because it is so rich and…..definitely not heart healthy, but when I do make it it is always for Christmas and it is always a family favorite. Creamy brie baked with jam and brown sugar inside...

Melomakarona are dry shortbread cookies that are soaked in syrup until they become bread pudding-like in texture when bitten into. They’re traditional Greek cookies and they are always made around Christmas time. Having melomakarona is something that I always looked forward to as a...

The first time I had duck a l’orange, it was love at first bite. I was doing a summer study abroad program in Paris, and ordered it at a little bistro off of one of the winding cobblestoned roads of the Montmartre district. It...

Two weeks ago I went to a Paleta event at founder Chef Kelly Boyer’s home in Venice Beach. Paleta is an organic, sustainable, and gourmet meal delivery service that can make you food that’s all-around healthy, or that meets specific dietary restrictions like gluten,...

This year I stayed in Southern California for Thanksgiving because plane tickets were just too darn expensive. $400 round trip to Portland and back? I can only afford to pay that fare once a year, and that’s for Christmas. So, instead I went to...

  I have a confession to make; I used to despise carrot cake. Truly, utterly, and deeply. My carrot cake eating experiences had always been characteristically stringy, with the carrot pieces still too chewy, and the cake was always really dry. The cream cheese...

I come from a Greek background, so lamb is always a holiday staple at our family’s dinner table. And because of this, I particularly love making lamb since it always reminds me of having meals at home with my family. It also helps that...

I first heard of treacle tarts through the Harry Potter series. In the books they mentioned that treacle tarts were Harry’s favorite dessert, which I found intriguing because I had never heard of them before. Years later, I was reading about English desserts and...

Saturday morning I went over to the Santa Monica farmer’s market to pick up some produce. I wasn’t planning on getting any apples, but there were apple samples everywhere so of course I tried them all and ended up getting some. They are called...

I have been posting a lot of sweets and desserts lately, and while it would be nice to eat those all the time, I do actually eat pretty healthy the vast majority of the time. So, because of the approaching winter and the abundance...