Its bumper crop season and this Raw Summer Salad is the perfect way to use up all those veggies. It's also the perfect thing to pair with my favorite summer time weekned dinner, these delicious grilled ribeyes! Zucchini, yellow squash, peas, fennel, goat cheese, lemon juice, olive oil and dill… plus a little salt and [...]
We’re talking about a whole new kind of tortilla today - SPANISH TORTILLA! Okay so it’s not new, but it’s new to the site. Usually we’re talking tortillas that are involved in tacos or burritos - but today we’re getting crazy and talking breakfast for dinner style tortillas. Did you guys know I almost wrote [...]
Our last stop on this most recent #onlyinsouthamerica journey was Cusco. We set up shop at another incredible Inkaterra property, La Casona, nestled right in the middle of town. The hotel is an old colonial manor thats been converted into an 11 suite luxury boutique hotel with some of the most delicious food I’ve ever [...]
The second stop on our Peruvian culinary tour was the Sacred Valley right outside of Cusco in the city of Urubamba. We set up camp at the newly opened Inkaterra (the smartest decision ever) and spent our days exploring their gardens, hanging out all over their glorious property and drinking tea. It was the picture [...]
I refuse to believe that it’s August and there are only a few more weeks of summer. REFUSE. I’m not okay with it. I will continue to live in my California girl bubble where summer lasts all year and flip flops are always encouraged. That’s just how it’s going to go down! That means Backyard [...]
Smoky Wedge Fries with a Spiced Ketchup are on the menu today and I’m not complaining one bit! Thomas and I easily go through a bottle of Crushed Red Pepper flakes on a bi-monthly basis. We like spicy food, and it goes on literally everything! Being one to never shy away from a challenge, when [...]
I'm having a major love affair with Santa Barbara. Having been 5 times in the last 7 months, I'd say it was high time for my super fab Gaby's Guide to Santa Barbara including where to eat, stay and what to do! Eat: Scarlett Begonia - without a doubt my favorite place for breakfast! The breakfast [...]
Death By Chocolate is date night in GOLD! Here's the deal. I'm all about a majorly decadent dessert. If it's just semi-decadent, I don't need it. It has to be all about the big splurge and this Death By Chocolate recipe is exactly that. Layers of homemade brownies doused in Kahlua layered with freshly whipped cream [...]
New Year, New You right? Heck yes!! I'm not really into dieting, I've tried it before and it never ends up working out. But I do believe in having a arsenal of healthy recipes to kick start some clean eating! I'm taking the next few weeks to really reset after all that holiday eating.Over the next [...]
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I can’t believe we’re getting ready to say goodbye to 2014. This year has flown by and I feel so incredibly lucky and pumped that I get to spend it with all of you!! These past 12 months have been filled with a few hundred new recipes from my kitchen, some inspiring trips that allow [...]
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Remember the Salted Chocolate Tart with a Kettle Chip Crust from last holiday season. It was a mega game changer for anyone who made it! And this year we’re stepping it up a notch with this Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Tart for my upcoming Friendsgiving party! I’ve been a mega Kettle Brand fan since I ventured [...]
Can we talk about my uncontrollable obsession for skinny fries. They are just so perfect. So skinny and crisp and perfectly seasoned. They are too good to pass up! Especially when seasoned with Pecorino cheese and freshly cut basil! While they might be skinny they certainly don't help you fit into skinny jeans, but seeing as [...]
Have you guys ever grilled pickles? What? Did some of you say no?! Well, today’s your day, because that is what’s going on in my kitchen right this very minute. My love for quality pickles has been in full force the last few years. And these Farmer’s Garden by Vlasic pickles make accessing epic pickles [...]
Did you think the girl that wrote the avocado cookbook would forget about guacamole for the super bowl?!?!?! I don’t think so! It’s the main event. It goes on everything. On top of the chili, nachos, sweet potatoes, you name it and it’s going to have guacamole on it. I’ve picked out my favorite guacs [...]
It’s time to get serious. Game day. Super Bowl. Football. Finger Food. It’s all going down in a few days and we’ve got to be prepared. I’m talking seriously prepared. We need menus, and shopping lists, and cocktails. We’re not messing around this year. I’ve rounded up my all time favorite Super Bowl snacks so [...]
With Thanksgiving officially less than 2 weeks away, I thought I'd share my menu! I won't lie, I've had this planned since September. To put it mildly, I'm an obsessive planner. It's just how my world turns. I also like to plan ahead because we're spending Thanksgiving at my parents house this year and while [...]
Yesterday was a football frenzy at it's finest. Games were on from basically 10 in the morning until who knows when. I put on my private chef apron for the first time in a few months and cooked a BOAT load of game day recipes for a party. After 8 hours of cooking I had [...]
We've got less than 72 hours until the big day. Until party time. Until it's socially acceptable to start drinking prosecco at noon. Until it's time to stuff our faces with stuffing and turkey and gravy and potatoes. Until we all have to un-do the top button of our pants. Unless of course you're going [...]
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Nothing screams comfort food quite like mac and cheese! If you're going to take the time to make mac and cheese, I mean the one that gets baked in the oven, and you're going to incur the wrath of the fat gods, then you might as well make it right. Yup, you're going to need [...]
Drool. That's basically what my boyfriend did when I surprised him with these Carne Asada Fries for lunch this past weekend. In fact, I can't just say that was only him, I was pretty much freaking out the entire time I was making these and just pacing my kitchen while the fries baked because I [...]
I am fairly confident that you all know my obsession with guacamole by this point in time. I could, and would, eat it everyday for every meal and I am certain that I would never tire of this. I am always on the lookout for new ideas that involved my beloved guacamole and this past [...]
Brussels Sprouts were always an off limits food for me up until a few months ago. I had never tried them and they always get such a bad reputation amongst many of my friends. Recently my boyfriend and I were out to dinner and he ordered a side of these. I was like WHAT! Why [...]
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