On our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, it can sometimes be the little things that make a difference.  Maybe it’s a street musician or a great mural or maybe it’s just the way that sunlight comes across sidewalk.  Right now, while where we’re at home, it’s important to take note …

Lemons are one of those things that I use a lot of while we’re a home from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown.  Whether it is chicken, vegetables, seafood or soup, they provide that brightness that perks up a dish.  I’m one of those people that in addition to the …

While we’re on a break from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, we’re doing a lot of cooking at home.  We got some wild shrimp, so we it made for a great dinner. Some people like using a paring knife, however I like using a pair of shrimp scissors to …

Being home from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, sometimes I have a desire for comfort food.  For some reason, I had a desire for meatloaf yesterday.  I’ve never been a big beef eater, so I decided to use some ground turkey.  The only challenge is that ground turkey does …

Being home from our San Francisco Food Tour, I usually like to cook dinners. Some days, I like to put out the slow cooker, so when dinner comes about, all I have to do open the slow cooker, I can just open it up and serve dinner.  Chicken usually works well, however I find that …

One of the questions that come sometimes when we ‘re on or San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, is it the food authentic.  That’s always an interesting concept.  If one goes to China or Italy, the type of food varies according not only the city or town, but even to the …

While we’re at home from our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, I try to eat heathy, however a nice dessert now and then is good for my mental health.  One of favorite desserts in Panna Cotta. It one of those desserts that I customize on a lot of different ways.   …

The Perfect IngredientIt seems like there are two ingredients that I use more than anything else, it’s onions and garlic.  Even when I am making something like a salad, I usually find a way to use those two ingredients.   For me, onions make a great base for some many dishes.  When I am sautéing them, …

Eggs are one of those ingredients that seems to permeate most cuisines.  Given how versatile that they are, that is probably no surprise.  On our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, we often see it show up in both neighborhoods.    At home, I end using them very frequently.  It’s a great …

There are sometimes that I want certain comfort foods.  I’m not sure if it’s the flavor, or their comforting nature.  Yesterday, I felt that desire.  For some reason, I had a desire for meatloaf.  And, some reason, I had a desire for turkey meatloaf.  I’m not sure why, I just had the desire.  The bad …