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Pineapple Avocado Salsa with Jicama

May 4th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Holiday, Make Ahead, Quick, Soups and Starters, Vegetables and Sides

I make no pretenses that this is based on some autentico salsa especiale I tasted in a tiny cafe in Zihuatanejo. In fact, this recipe is based entirely on a pineapple I had in my refrigerator that was quickly getting a little too ripe (shopping with a 4 year old means you come home with lots of produce and few plans). But it makes use of the Mexican flavors and produce I find all over southern California — the sweet acidity of pineapple matched by savory onions, chiles and cilantro, all mellowed by avocado and enlivened with the crunch of jicama. (If you’ve never had jicama, it’s a great ingredient. Resembling a large pale brown turnip, it’s a juicy root vegetable that’s very faintly sweet and has a terrific crunch not unlike a water chestnut.)

Pineapple Salsa

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Roasted Garlic, Red Pepper and Goat Cheese Canapes, or Why My Mom is Awesome Sauce

May 1st, 2012 · 3 Comments · Entertaining, Make Ahead, Recipes, Soups and Starters, Vegetarian

When I attended this past weeks’ Food Bloggers Los Angeles Event, in which the theme was honoring our mothers, I had a lot of choices about what I could make. On the other hand, I am 37 weeks pregnant, and I’m not about to fry up 3 chickens. So I opted for one of my mom’s favorite hors d’oeuvres. It’s simple, flavorful, and pretty effortless, so it pretty much typifies her style.

Red Pepper and Goat Cheese Canapes

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Fruit and Oatmeal Breakfast Bars – Morning on the Go

March 19th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Baked Goods and Desserts, Make Ahead, Recipes

Oatmeal Bars
I’m a big believer in a decent breakfast. If I don’t eat one, I’m climbing the walls and eating whatever I’ve packed for lunch at 10 am. The Nuni gets to eat at preschool, but their idea of a proper breakfast (waffles, mini bagels, cold cereal) is not my idea of a proper breakfast. There should be protein! Fiber! Preferably a little fruit! A breakfast that can get you through to elevenses, at least. Eggs and toast are lovely, or a bowl of oatmeal with lots of milk, but they don’t really help the morning chaos. These oatmeal breakfast bars are the answer to that.

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