After Labor Day, I'm saying goodbye to summer by looking forward to a new season, new flavors, and cooking with new friends.
home and garden
These photos capture my garden in summer, a busy season of new discoveries, new questions, and new rewards.
a few photos from the April 2015 "Dinner with Daniel"
April's "Dinner with Daniel" was a fun event for me. We managed to take a few photos--hope you like them!
Dinner with Daniel / Saturday, June 6
I have scheduled another "Dinner with Daniel" for Saturday, June 6, 2015
coffee tree trim
Counterintuitively, harsh pruning of coffee trees keeps them strong and blooming. Gardening is not for sissies. 😉
Dinner with Daniel / Saturday, May 16
I have scheduled another "Dinner with Daniel" for May 16, 2015
What's a "supper club?"
What's a supper club? My supper club has a relaxed, homey atmosphere with excellent and interesting food (if I do say so myself!). The mission is to have not only a great food selection, but the perfect mix of guests, where everyone gets to sit at the "chef's table."
farewell to the bitter end of winter
I say farewell to the bitter end of Winter with a supper club event on Saturday, 7 March 2015
tocinillo de cielo, a traditional Spanish custard
"Tocinillo de cielo" is a traditional Spanish custard. The name translates to something like "little bacon from heaven." I'm not sure how "bacon-y" it is, but it's definitely a heavenly dessert. It's a great recipe to have on hand if you have a lot of extra egg yolks. Bonus: this traditional Spanish dessert is lactose free.
notes from the windowsill: cocoa nibs
Something very special ended up on my windowsill--a cocoa pod! Just in time for Valentine's Day. I decided to see what takes to get from pod to cocoa. After all, chocolate is king this time of year--though it usually comes in the shape of a heart! The most fun I had was probably as I …
Dinner with Daniel 