Bacon Polenta Pancakes with Maple Whipped Cream and Candied Bacon!

We visit St. Jean's Cannery and Smokehouse (and eat a LOT of salmon!)

How to Make Thai Iced Tea From Scratch

Shaved Cucumber Salad: Fresh simplicity.

Mermelada Estudio's Druida BBQ - stunning design, and lovely grill pattern

The Best Macaroni & Cheese Recipe Ever

Brew a tisane of copious summer herbs and serve it with madeleines for a Proustian treat.

Spicy Thai Glass Noodles with Crispy Pork (Yum Woon Sen)

Crate and Barrel Dansk Kobenstyle Red Butter Warmer (also in black and white)

A lighter version of the traditional blueberry crisp. Guilt-free indulgence!

Negroni - a simple and refreshing Italian cocktail.

Avocado Mac N Cheese...Add some healthy avocados to your Mac N Cheese for something a little different.

Candied Peppercorn Smoked Salmon

Behind the Scenes at SF Chefs: Contemporary Mexican Cuisine Showcase, 49 Square Miles Food Tour, and the Grand Tasting Tent

5 Minute lime juice: The best part is that you don’t have to squeeze any limes!

Hazelnut Frangipane Tart with Peaches and Whipped Creme Fraiche (Gluten Free, Grain Free)

Zucchini sauteed with tomatoes and marjoram: a tasty, fresh way to use up a lot of zucchini fast!

Waffle Chocolate Chunk Cookies, another way to make delicious chocolate chip cookies in the summer without turning on the oven!

Rainbow twist candy bars (translator in sidebar)

Kabseh or Kabsah with cornish hen. A Saudi Arabian rice dish with aromatic spices that will win your heart. A truly delicious and exotic dish.

This corn spoonbread is somewhere between a bread and a pudding...and the perfect base for chopped tomatoes.

Simple Grilled Spicy London Broil, moist and flavorful steak with a little kick!

Bubur Cha Cha – traditional Malaysian dessert, made with fragrant coconut milk and colourful sweet potatoes

Chocolate, Roasted Cherry, & Salted Almond Ice Cream

This week’s roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious includes Star Wars Thai Tea Ice Cream Sandwiches, Butterbeer jelly shots and Sriracha Rooster Sauce Lollipops!

Lemon rosemary garlic chicken. Just place a whole chicken in the slow cooker and you have dinner 8 hours later!

If you have a hot date to impress, Stuffed Zucchini Flowers are the answer.

Love the design (and colors!) of these Crate and Barrel Dansk Kobenstyle Casserole pots

Peach Financiers, delicious warm and fresh out of the oven!

Pan Seared Scallops with Tarragon Burre Blanc, light and elegant, quick to prepare.

Parisian cooking supply stores.

Whipped Cream and Cherry Limeade Jello Shots

Goatcheese Rocket Pesto. Strong flavored pesto with goatcheese and arugula, spread some green deliciousness on your favorite bread.

Wrap chicken with screw pine leaves and bake!

Roasted Tomato, Arugula, Goat Cheese Frittata

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. Part of my series on classic American baking.

A new take on Shepherd's Pie.

Homemade Apple Bacon Dog Treats with a cream cheese 'frosting'

Easy Baklava! Simpler than you would expect ~ cooked in a pie dish!

Espresso and Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, Lady's Kisses with an Espresso fragrance.

Chocolate Espresso Jello, great for the summer!

Oatmeal Lace Cookies ~ Delicate, chewy, crisp, 'toffee-ish' in flavor, and addictive. You will fall in love with these cookies!

Is it possible that this little can of milk will turn into Caramel after 8 hours in a crock pot??

A six-ingredient Brownie without gluten, dairy, eggs, refined sugar or soy. And kid-approved!