While we’re at home from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, I really like using root vegetables, such as beets.  An easy way prepare beets is to either steam or in boiling water.  Most of the time,  I end up boiling the beets in water. After filling a large pan …

While I’m at home from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, sometimes I have a desire for something as simple as a burger.  For me, having a burger is not always that simple.  While sometimes I like a burger, a burger can be a variety of thing for me.  It’s …

While we’re on a break from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, I tend to use a lot of tomatoes, whether they are in a sauce or just by themselves.  There is something about a fresh tomato sauce, as opposed to something out of a jar.  It’s not just the …

While I’m cooking at home from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown,  I tend to use a number of foods that are better when they are peeled.  I tend to like a Y peeler.  It’s a peeler with the blade at the top in the shape of Y, as opposed …

While I’m cooking at home from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy Chinatown, sometimes I really like having a something special for breakfast. It can be as simple as steal cut oatmeal.  It has a great nutty flavor. An easy way to make steal cut oatmeal is in a slow cooker.  I …

While I’m home from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, I tend to do a lot of cooking.  One the ingredients that I use a lot is lemons.  Lemons are a great to brighten up the flavor of a variety of foods from sauces to soups.  It’s a great way …

While we’re on a break from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, we’re cooking with some of my favorite ingredients this time of year, eggplant.  One of favorite ways to use eggplant is in dishes like eggplant parmesan.  One thing that I like to do with eggplant when I am …

While we’re on a  break from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, we are cooking some of our favorite dinner at home.  Like many people, I like having crunchy foods. The challenge with that is sometimes that can be fried foods. If I’m am deep frying some foods, there a …

While we’re home from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, getting fresh sea scallops are a real treat. The challenge about scallops is to not overcook them or cover them up.   For me, I like to dry them well, then put salt and pepper on both sides.  Next, I’ll melt …

While I’m cooking at home, while we’re on a break from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, one of things that is a real treat for me is fresh fish.  When I purchase fish, I look for a couple of things.  The first rule is that it should be sustainable.  …