Welcoming Ciarán with Brownie Cheesecake

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jul 5, 2012, 1:02 pm in Family Celebrations, Food and Drink, Recipes-Sweet | 3 comments

This dessert may not exactly be an All American classic, but it’s certainly a dessert that only could have grown out of American excess-and I mean that in the very best way. Got a really good thing? Make more of it!

Pineapple Upside Down Cake- An American Classic for the 4th of July

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jul 2, 2012, 12:39 pm in Food and Drink, Holiday Entertaining, Recipes-Sweet | 1 comment

A great recipe for Pineapple Upside Down Cakes – one of America’s most beloved cakes and a favorite dessert to carry along to potluck dinners.

Green Goddess Dressing-Part 2 in an Occasional Series on Recipes from Mom’s Files

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jun 29, 2012, 5:35 pm in Food and Drink, Recipes-Savory | 2 comments

My Mom had a few recipes for Green Goddess Dressing in her files- no wonder, as the clippings were mostly from the 60’s and 70’s. I find it a forgotten recipe completely worthy of revisiting.

The Grand Tasting at New Orleans Wine and Food Experience 2012-with Crabmeat Donut Recipe

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jun 10, 2012, 10:29 am in Events, Food and Drink, Travel, Wine | 0 comments

Lunch at Cochon Butcher-Again

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jun 3, 2012, 9:32 pm in Restaurants, Travel | 5 comments

A trip to New Orleans always includes a must stop at Cochon Butcher for me.

Oysters Rockefeller, Escargots and Barefoot Wine

Posted by Gisele Perez on May 30, 2012, 8:29 am in Food and Drink, Historic Places, Menus, Recipes-Savory, Restaurants, Travel, Wine | 3 comments

Lunch with Barefoot Wines at Antoine’s in New Orleans, home of the original Oysters Rockefeller

Thursday at The New Orleans Wine and Food Experience

Posted by Gisele Perez on May 28, 2012, 7:56 am in Events, Food and Drink, Travel | 0 comments

Arriving Just in Time for the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience

Posted by Gisele Perez on May 23, 2012, 9:20 am in Events, Food and Drink, Travel, Wine | 2 comments

Meet Me at the Farmers Market-a Sunday Field Trip to L.A.’s Original (Part 2)

Posted by Gisele Perez on May 14, 2012, 8:57 am in Historic Places, Restaurants, Travel | 1 comment

Meet Me at the Farmers Market-a Sunday Field Trip to L.A.’s Original (Part 1)

Posted by Gisele Perez on May 9, 2012, 8:26 am in Historic Places, Restaurants, Travel | 2 comments

The Original Farmers Market at Third and Fairfax has been around since 1934- way before Third, Fairfax, and most of L.A.’s surrounding streets became clogged with a never-ending stream of traffic.