Bacon, bacon everywhere

Seen today at in the check-out line at Palace Art Supplies. Would you eat it or paint with it???

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Mexico Lindo y Que Rico

Bring pesos and a big appetite for the perfect local dinner experience in Loreto, the delicious and atmospheric Mexico Lindo y Que Rico. Go on, read more. There’s photos, too. Continue reading

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Meatless Monday: potato filled tacos

Luscious, rustic steamed tacos with a potato filling from the kitchen of Señora Elvira and the pen of the renowned Diana Kennedy. Quick, easy, yummy. Here you go: Continue reading

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Everyone eats (3)

Hundreds of bottle nose dolphins dive for Sunday brunch in the Sea of Cortez. Check out a few photos: Continue reading

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Snow covered berries

Here’s a fun and festive sweet-tart recipe my parents have been enjoying for the last month. I’m glad they decided to share! Grandma Juju recommends serving in a cut crystal bowl . . . Enjoy! Snow covered berries Heat twoRead the Rest »

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2012: resolve to be prepared

Make this your first – and possibly the most important – New Year’s Resolution: if you do not have an easily accessible fire extinguisher in your kitchen right now, either stop messing around online and head straight to the hardware store to buy one. Here’s why: Continue reading

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An excellent Christmas gift

Kid One’s Mija solves the problem of what to get for your boyfriend’s father for Christmas with élan. Check it out. Continue reading

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Maggie’s crazy Christmas kitchen

It’s been a wild ride around here lately! The boys each survived their fall semesters with honors and their parents survived two our two birthdays – both of us hobbling around for some period of time (stitches and surgery, respectively).Read the Rest »

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Ollalie-peary jam

The sweet, juicy ollalieberry – hybridized grandchild of the blackberry, raspberry, and dewberry vines – resembling like a knobby oversized version of its forerunners, growing best in tangled brambles along the foggy California coast. Here in Santa Cruz, ollalieberry muffinsRead the Rest »

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National Center for Home Food Preservation

My holiday zucchini pickles and bacon jam were my first attempt at food preservation, and I was pretty concerned and careful to do everything safely, relying on and cross-checking the validity of online sources for my instruction. Recently a LifeRead the Rest »

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Lost in translation

What would you think, faced with purchasing FUD brand food? Yes, it exists, but it is definitely lost in translation. Continue reading

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Mita Gourmet

When you land in Loreto, Baja California Sur, once you get through customs and settled into your casita or cabana, it will be time to get your bearings over a bit of dinner. Mita Gourmet is an excellent place toRead the Rest »

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Peanut butter and jellyfish a la mer

The beach is really a reflection of the ocean’s current events. I didn’t know this before I had the chance to live here, walking on the sand with the pup and Kids each evening. Here’s some of what we find: Continue reading

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Bacon jam – the best recipe yet

December 14, 2011. My 21st anniversary of meeting LL and the 20th anniversary of our engagement. An occasion that called for – at the very least – a dinner treat – but dinner was elusive that night. Kid Two hadRead the Rest »

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Make your own taco seasoning

Save the planet and mix up your own taco seasoning with ingredients from your spice rack. Tangy, spicy, and gluten-free as a side bonus! Here’s how. Continue reading

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