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Pork Chops with Peach-Plum Compote

Since we’re right at the beginning of peach season, it’s all about peaches for me. Where I used to buy pounds and pounds of citrus, I’m now buying pounds and pounds of peaches, plums, pluots and apricots. In other words, I’m buying as much stone fruit as I can get my hands on. And now… Continue reading Pork Chops with Peach-Plum Compote

Bruschetta Chicken

You all know how much I love the spring and summer produce. I can’t wait for those amazing stone fruits to make an appearance. Then from April through at least September I cook with them constantly. While I can’t get enough of all those peaches and plums, they’re not the only produce I look forward… Continue reading Bruschetta Chicken

Citrus Rhubarb Olive Oil Bundt Cake

I know we’re getting into stone fruit season, but you can still find rhubarb and plenty of citrus at the local farmers markets. Yesterday I actually spotted a bushel of Meyer Lemons! Meyers! They’re those sweeter lemons that are great for lemon bars, lemon tarts… pretty much anything with lemon. So, I grabbed a bunch,… Continue reading Citrus Rhubarb Olive Oil Bundt Cake

Ahi Poke

The past few months I’ve been trying to make our dinners a little healthier. While I’ve been making meals from scratch forever, you need to do more than just copy a recipe. The ingredients you use are also very important. As you all know, I try to get the freshest ingredients from produce to proteins.… Continue reading Ahi Poke

Rhubarb Cherry Pork Chops

Last week I talked about how much I love Tartarian cherries. I look forward to them every year, and grab as many as I can until they disappear. It’s five or six weeks of pure bliss. While I use them plenty for sweet desserts, I use them for savory recipes as well. That sweet pop… Continue reading Rhubarb Cherry Pork Chops

Chicken Thighs with Cherry Relish

It’s here! The season I wait for all year: cherry season! I know I talk about all sorts of fruit I wait for, but this one’s legit! Yes, I love peaches, apricots and pretty much all stone fruits. But cherries are my absolute favorite. This is a new thing though because it’s all due to… Continue reading Chicken Thighs with Cherry Relish

Roasted Salmon with Grapefruit Sauce

Ever since the new year started I’ve been trying to eat healthier. No, it wasn’t a New Year’s resolution, I just decided it was time. I mean, I’ve spent the past year stuck in the house eating and drinking all the bad (ie yummy) stuff like cookies, ice cream and cocktails. So, I decided it… Continue reading Roasted Salmon with Grapefruit Sauce

Coconut Macaroon Brownies

Saturday is the first night of Passover. As a Jew, Passover is always one of the hardest holidays to celebrate.  A lot of people think it’s Yom Kippur because of the day of fasting. But not eating for 24 hours is pretty easy in comparison with regulating what you can and can’t eat during the… Continue reading Coconut Macaroon Brownies

Orange-Curry Chicken with Dried Cranberries

Believe it or not, it’s still citrus season here in sunny southern California. Okay, I know you can get oranges in the grocery store year round. But winter is when there are the most varieties and those little oranges spheres are at their sweetest. While I love a good stone fruit, I can never get… Continue reading Orange-Curry Chicken with Dried Cranberries

Apple Pie Pork Chops

Back in the “old world” before Covid, I used to get together with several other bloggers at Melissa’s Produce. We’d talk and enjoy an amazing lunch and then have a Q&A with a specific chef about their newest cookbook. Photos would be taken, there would be cooking demos and so. Much. Food. We were actually… Continue reading Apple Pie Pork Chops