Food, Recipes and Cooking
September is a fruitful month, and we want to hear what’s cooking in your kitchen! Tell us your favorite way to enjoy fruit — in a salad or savory dish, with cheese, or as dessert. To enter, send in your fruit recipe here, along with a blurb about what makes it delectable, by September 30th. All recipes will be acknowledged, tested and tasted. The winning recipe will be featured on this website, and the winner will receive some of our coolest kitchen swag! … [Read more...]
Tomatoes are at their glorious peak this month. Tell us your favorite way to enjoy them — green or ripe, roasted or fried, or perhaps just sliced with a sprinkle of salt. To enter, send in your tomato recipe here, along with a blurb about what makes it delectable, by August 31st. All recipes will be acknowledged, tested and tasted. The winning recipe will be featured on this website, and the winner will receive some excellent prizes. Savor sweet summer! Photo credit: tastespotting.com … [Read more...]
We are still on the hunt for delectable pie recipes, so don’t be shy! Tell us your favorite sweet or savory pie recipe here for a chance to win an autographed copy of my cookbook, Summertime Anytime, along with a surprise cooking utensil! To enter, send in your recipe along with a blurb about what makes it scrumptious, by July 31st. All recipes will be acknowledged, tested and tasted. The winning recipe will be featured here on this website! Good luck! Send in your entry here. Photo credit: shine.yahoo.com … [Read more...]
Nothing says summer like a freshly baked pie! What is your juiciest memory of an ecstatic pie moment? Share your favorite recipe with our readers and you could win an autographed copy of my cookbook, Summertime Anytime, along with a surprise cooking utensil! To enter, send in your recipe along with a little background on you by June 30th. All recipes will be acknowledged, tested and tasted. The winning recipe will be featured here on this website! Good luck and Happy June! Send in your entry in the comment box below. … [Read more...]
How do you like your salsa? Smooth or chunky, spicy or just a bit sassy? Share your salsa recipe with our readers and you could win an autographed copy of my cookbook, Summertime Anytime, along with a surprise cooking utensil! To enter, send in your recipe, along with a blurb about what makes it scrumptious, by May 31st. All recipes will be acknowledged, tested and tasted. The winning recipe will be featured here on this website! Photo credit: tastespotting.com … [Read more...]
Here in California, we can enjoy fresh artichokes year ’round. But April is when they begin to warrant front-row displays at supermarkets and exclamation points on farmers market signs. What is your favorite way to enjoy artichokes? Some of mine are Fried with Lemon and Parmesan and Roman-Style. Share your recipe with our readers and you could win an autographed copy of my cookbook, Summertime Anytime, along with a surprise cooking utensil! To enter, send in your recipe, along with a blurb about what makes it scrumptious, by April 30th. All recipes will be acknowledged, tested and tasted. The winning recipe will be featured here on this website! Good luck and Happy Spring! Send in your entry in the comment … [Read more...]
March is all about green! What is your favorite shade? Whether it’s a soup, vegetable side, grain, or smoothie, we want to hear your favorite way to go green. Your recipe could win you an autographed copy of my cookbook, Summertime Anytime, along with a surprise cooking utensil! To enter, send in your recipe (using the comment box below), along with a blurb about what makes it scrumptious, by March 31st. All recipes will be acknowledged, tested and tasted. The winning recipe will be featured here on this website. … [Read more...]
February has chocolate written all over it! What is your favorite recipe for love? Whether it’s a cookie, cake, dessert, or savory dish, your chocolate specialty could win you this month’s contest! To enter, send in your recipe by February 28th, along with a blurb about what makes it scrumptious. All recipes will be acknowledged, tested and tasted. The winning recipe will be featured here on this website, and the winner will receive an autographed copy of my cookbook, Summertime Anytime, along with a surprise cooking utensil! Photo credit: tastespotting.com … [Read more...]
Hi, I'm Dana and, here in 90210, I'd rather be cooking than shopping! As a chef, CIA grad and cookbook author, I'll share my fast n' fresh, mostly meatless recipes that are hits with family and friends...plus kitchen tips and shortcuts, cooking videos, upcoming events and more. Welcome!
Try these handy charts we found on the CUESA (Center for Urban Education and Sustainable Agriculture) website. Print out copies and keep them taped to the inside of a kitchen cupboard so you can reference them often and enjoy all the fresh produce at your local farmers market!
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