Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post. The Hollywood Bowl has gifted me with 4 tickets to enjoy the event as inspiration for this post.

I’m a sap at heart when it comes to movies, and E.T. The Extra Terrestrial is the first film that made me bawl my eyes out and clutched my soul in the way that only great movies can.  In 1982 I was just a little girl understanding human emotions (more…)

A couple of months ago my email inbox started blowing up with a casting agent asking me to come in to audition for a food show on NBC. She said she was looking for a home cook… Yes, I fit the bill, but no thank you I don’t want to work under the pressure of the ticking clock on the wall, even though the thrill of being on TV is (more…)

When the warm season graces Los Angeles, watermelon becomes our household obsession.  I make quite a variety of things with watermelon, everything from paletas, agua fresca, margaritas, salad, salsa, and many other lovely dishes. Last (more…)

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Society Culinaria on behalf of The Idaho Potato Commission. The recipe and opinions are 100% my own.

Even though we are experiencing June gloom here in California… the truth is 4th of July is creeping up on us. Which in my world means lots of parties and family gatherings sprinkled with friends and food. But we couldn’t have a gathering without POTATO SALAD, now could we? I decided to get a jump start on my (more…)

Oh boy, Memorial Day is fast approaching, and you know what that means. Lots of gatherings will take place over the long weekend and people will be migrate to one location where food is plentiful. I am no stranger to these communal potlucks or food huddles and am always trying to decide what will hold up through out the day. (more…)

It’s been decided. My son has expressed his wants and us parents are following suit. Early this year he told us he no longer wanted to eat the lunch his school provides, and instead wanted to take a packed lunch from home. I have absolutely no problem with pulling that together for him. The only problem I have is trying to (more…)

I thought I knew everything there is to know about Cacique and their beautiful products, until a few weeks ago. Let me start this story from the beginning, I’m getting ahead of myself. Okay… at the beginning of the year I was invited to come on board as an ambassador/regular contributor of recipes to the Cacique website. I (more…)