Category Archives: Entertaining

So this is the chocolate souffle recipe you’ve all been waiting for, the one I used for the mini-pilot I filmed with Johlt Productions last week. It’s a bit more like a flourless chocolate cake than a souffle though. It … Continue reading

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No, I didn’t just sneeze.  Pflaumenkuchen is German for plum cake (pflaumen = plum, kuchen = cake) and this may be my new favorite dessert.  I discovered it via my friend Marc, who is indeed German.  I asked him one … Continue reading

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This week: Salt Preserved Citrus from Robert Lambert, the legendary SF Bay Area-based maker of jams, syrups, and other fine food things.  What is salt-preserved citrus and what do you do with it?  Robert knew you might ask that very … Continue reading

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This week: Decadent chocolate confections from a native Californian chocolate connoisseur you’ll love: Jessica Foster.  My parents met Jessica at a winery along California’s Central Coast, where she was pairing her chocolates with (yep, you guessed it) wine.  They liked Jessica’s … Continue reading

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This week: Handblown glass pitchers from Orbix Hot Glass. Put one of these colorful babies on your dining table and your guests will most certainly think it’s from Murano.  It’s actually made right here in the US of A, in … Continue reading

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