Cooking at home from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, sometimes I have one of those days where I really want some kind of comfort food. For me, comfort food usually involves chicken in one way or another. It could be chicken soup, chicken and dumplings, even something like roast …

While I’m a home from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, I l like using poached eggs in a lot of recipes.  An easy way me to make them is by using an egg poacher cup.  It holds the egg together while it’s the water.  I’m not sure if it …

While I’m cooking at home from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, sometimes I like to keep some things around a quick breakfast.  One of those things is crepe batter.  One way to think about crepes is a very thin pancakes that you can use as a wrapper or container …

While cooking at home from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, I like using nuts to add some flavor and crunch to some dishes.  A great way to get even more flavor is to toast them I the oven.  It can vary a little according to the type of nuts, …

While we’re cooking at home from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, a great way to use some vegetables is to grate or shred them.  That works for some vegetables, though not all of them.  For example, shredded or grating brussels sprouts is a great way to use them in …

Cooking at home from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, sometimes I like to spend time cooking something elaborate and there are some nights that I like a quick dinner.  For those nights, I like keeping things in the kitchen that I can make into a quick dinner.  One of …

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 …