An expatriate of New Orleans – and professional chef – who has lived in Los Angeles since her childhood, blogs about the journey from New Orleans to Los Angeles back to New Orleans, and points along the way.

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There’s Always Room for Improving a Roasted Chicken-Roast Chicken with Olives, Garlic and Lemons

Posted by on Feb 27, 2012, 9:20 am in Books, Food and Drink, Recipes-Savory, Travel | 2 comments

Susan Spicer introduces this recipe by aksing, “Think there’s no way to improve on perfectly roasted chicken?” I say there’s always room for a recipe like this tantalizing Roast Chicken with Olives, Lemon and Garlic.

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Sweet Potato Brioche- Part 2 in a Series on Sweet Potatoes

Posted by on Jan 12, 2011, 9:13 am in Books, Food and Drink, Personal Reflection, Recipes-Savory | 3 comments

On a visit to Bayona, a the bread basket containing little rolls of Sweet Potato Brioche appeared. I devoured them immediately, and I never forgot those wonderful little rolls, so was very happy to see that Susan Spicer’s cookbook included the recipe for them.

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