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French Basque villages, Madona and Mache Salad for lunch

I am still going through my Summer in France pictures and I realize how Southern West of France is a unique place. Located between the Atlantic Ocean, the Pyrenees Mountains, with Spain border nearby and Bordeaux not too far, this is one of the most beautiful area in France. Actually,  Madona thinks the same thing [...]

Parisian Bistro Style Lunch in our backyard : Steak tartare et frites

A few weeks ago my husband and myself craved for a real French Bistro Style meal and since there is no French Restaurant in the area (the best is located in Newport Beach, CA Chez Pascal) I decided to cook a very easy, fast delicious French meal for my family. I know that [...]

A Vegan Experience by Lauren Johnsen Wall ( Part 2)

I hope you enjoyed Lauren’s Vegan experience as I did. I guess this article gives us a better idea about this diet that is still a mistery for most of people.

As you can see her total Calories was less that 2000 which is good for a woman. When looking at [...]

Steak- French Fries, Salad and Sunny Sunday!

Since I work sometimes on Saturdays, I love  just to relax on Sunday.  Some Sundays can be based on cooking and baking for my family, or outdoors activities. Others can be really, relaxing at a point when I don’t do anything. This is such a luxury. When was the last time [...]

From Market to table…. was a success!

After a terrible and exhausting week, with non-stop heavy rain, flooding and roads closed it was hard to imagine,  I will be able to conduct the “From Farmer to table: Farmer tour and Organic Cooking class”  at Mary Phillips Senior Center Temecula. Because the class was sold-out within a few weeks, I was determine to [...]

Frugal Picnic in your Backyard for end of the week/ month

 Sardines Spread

Nice weather, not too cool not too warm today in So-Cal. Perfect for a Picnic! What about a picnic in our backyard I thought?. It is the end of the month and the end of the week do my fridge is pretty empty as my pantry… We try to eat twice a [...]