I had the great honor of creating another recipe for Beth Kirby’s Local Milk Blog. This time, I developed an easy breakfast recipe that features my favorite seasonal ingredient: chestnuts! This chocolate + chestnut & pear brioche french toast can be made the night before and baked up the next morning making it ideal to… Read more
A traditional Greek salad comprising of tomatoes, cucumbers, onions & feta is one of the most iconic dishes of Greece. And for good reason! It is the perfect combination of flavors, textures, and freshness. When most people think of Greece, they picture whitewashed buildings against the vibrant blue sky & sea. People flock to Greece… Read more
There is no dessert more associated with Greek cuisine than baklava. Sweet syrup-soaked layers of golden fillo dough filled with ground nuts & spices – baklava is loved by people the world over for good reason, it is absolutely delicious! There are so many cultures that make baklava, each with their own unique variations, and… Read more
Sometimes I look back through the archives of the blog & realize that while I typically do not share more than a couple of new recipes per month, the recipes that I do share are really special to me. For example, I posted my recipe for pea & pistachio pesto here a couple of years… Read more
Mushrooms have always been one of my favorite foods. As a child, I would beg my mom to buy the pasta sauce that had the most mushrooms possible. On pizza night, I pleaded for my parents to order double mushrooms! There is something so perfect about the combination of mushrooms and tomato sauce and this… Read more
This last week has been one of the most incredible weeks of my blogging career. Today, a very special recipe that I created went live on the Local Milk blog. My eyes literally filled with tears as I typed that last sentence because Beth Kirby, the creator of Local Milk, has been one of my… Read more
I have a thing for roasted grapes. Which is why this is the fourth recipe on my blog now that features roasted grapes. I just love the way that a drizzle of olive oil, a sprinkle of flaky salt and 20 minutes in a 400° oven transforms grapes into soft, supple orbs of concentrated grapey… Read more
Summer always has and always will be my favorite season. Born and raised in Northern California, not only am I acclimated to hot weather, but I absolutely adore it. I understand that I am not the norm, but this is just who I am. So you better believe that I am going to relish every… Read more
