An expatriate of New Orleans – and professional chef – who has lived in Los Angeles since her childhood, blogs about the journey from New Orleans to Los Angeles back to New Orleans, and points along the way.

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Pineapple Upside Down Cake- An American Classic for the 4th of July

Posted by on Jul 2, 2012, 12:39 pm in Food and Drink, Holiday Entertaining, Recipes-Sweet | 1 comment

A great recipe for Pineapple Upside Down Cakes – one of America’s most beloved cakes and a favorite dessert to carry along to potluck dinners.

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Green Goddess Dressing-Part 2 in an Occasional Series on Recipes from Mom’s Files

Posted by on Jun 29, 2012, 5:35 pm in Food and Drink, Recipes-Savory | 2 comments

My Mom had a few recipes for Green Goddess Dressing in her files- no wonder, as the clippings were mostly from the 60’s and 70’s. I find it a forgotten recipe completely worthy of revisiting.

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Lunch at Cochon Butcher-Again

Posted by on Jun 3, 2012, 9:32 pm in Restaurants, Travel | 5 comments

A trip to New Orleans always includes a must stop at Cochon Butcher for me.

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Oysters Rockefeller, Escargots and Barefoot Wine

Posted by on May 30, 2012, 8:29 am in Food and Drink, Historic Places, Menus, Recipes-Savory, Restaurants, Travel, Wine | 3 comments

Lunch with Barefoot Wines at Antoine’s in New Orleans, home of the original Oysters Rockefeller

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Meet Me at the Farmers Market-a Sunday Field Trip to L.A.’s Original (Part 1)

Posted by on May 9, 2012, 8:26 am in Historic Places, Restaurants, Travel | 2 comments

The Original Farmers Market at Third and Fairfax has been around since 1934- way before Third, Fairfax, and most of L.A.’s surrounding streets became clogged with a never-ending stream of traffic.

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Rosarita!-the Rosemary Scented Margarita

Posted by on May 3, 2012, 5:22 pm in Recipes-Cocktails, Restaurants | 4 comments

Sharing the Rosarita, a serious cocktail for Margarita and rosemary lovers, just in time for Cinco de Mayo.

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