The “Roosevelt Tamale Parlor” is located in the colorful Mission District of San Francisco. A mural project started some years ago has given...

When I checked the mail I found a cowboy in the mailbox who came all the way from Oklahoma. I thought about cowboy coffee and campfire beans...

Dieter is currently enrolled in the Artisan Breads I class at the San Francisco Baking Institute. After this week he'll be in the Art...

I would be hard pressed to find a more southern recipe than this one. This recipe originally came from the kitchen of “Miz Evelina Thompson”...

We pose the question once again do you or do you not garnish? (and we don't mean your wages). Does anyone really have the time? Do you c...

Yes we have mangos today. We are fortunate to have a tree in the yard that likes us. We know this because we were rewarded with a prolific ...

Country Mango Tarts Adapted from “The Great Mango Book” by Allen Susser A person could get rich selling these delightful rustic tarts, no sp...

Shrimp & Mango Cocktail This recipe is adapted from “Best of Salads and Buffets” a 1983 paper back printed by HP Books Serves 4 2 mangoe...

I have decided to post a no recipe follow up to our previous post “The Transcendent Fava.” My fervour for beans lead me to review the story...

If Jack from the tale “Jack and the Bean Stalk” had not traded the family cow for a few beans his life would have remained impoverished. No ...

If you find our blog recipes to be without a theme, eclectic in nature, we promise you will find they all have one thing in common and that...

Timpano del Cardinal Alberoni? Obviously a man with two loves, God and food. Checking the computers translator I found timpano to mean ear d...

A seed catalogue first introduced us to tomatillos. We planted some in the back yard garden and ended up with an amazing crop of green and p...

Actually the name of this recipe is “Cap'n Charlie's Bits-of-Bacon Fried Chicken”, the sin is I can only make it when my wife leaves...

This is a recipe I clipped from the newspaper some years ago and it is now archived in my black binders. Unfortunately I don't know who...

You will see by the additions to the gallery how the animated world of food is growing. There seems to be a trend to garner our attention b...

“The fish tacos above looked delicious although I did not taste them. Two of us ordered the plato Poca Cosa and each had a slightly differ...

My friend Alan showed me how to make this mochi while I was visiting in Arizona. This is a quick baked version he found while living in Haw...

We are a little behind, but what else is new. On May 16 foodbloggers who support internet democracy posted statements, links to further info...

Our friends and neighbors Ray and Terrie are on a lifetime adventure. They along with the “girls” Sophia and Hannah (nice dogs) drove from F...