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Hatch chile chicken salad 22 Aug 2013 | 04:35 am
When Hatch chiles are in season, I turn into a crazy girl who stalks her local produce guy and pounces on every case he sets out. Jim, you know I love you all the time, but during Hatch chile season I...
Breakfast at work: Egg drop soup with bean thread noodles 7 Aug 2013 | 12:17 am
I may have to change the name of this blog. "In Erika's Kitchen" is no longer accurate. Both my boys - Emery (14) and Weston (11) - now happily spend time in the kitchen turning out delicious creatio...
Exploring the savory side of blueberries at the Culinary Institute of America 6 Aug 2013 | 02:07 am
The front door at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. Helena, California In June 2013 the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council invited me to accompany a group of corporate chefs for a wo...
How to launch a food brand: Interview with Chris Cornyn from Supermarket Superstar 26 Jul 2013 | 07:54 am
Food marketing expert Chris Cornyn helps aspiring entrepreneur Patricia Kiernan design her label on Lifetime's Supermarket Superstar (photo: Adam Taylor) Have you ever thought of taking your signatur...
Santa Rosa plum jam 18 Jul 2013 | 05:07 am
The first thing I did when my husband and I bought our house in Santa Monica 17 years ago was to plant fruit trees in the backyard. The house came with an old avocado tree, a scraggly lemon tree, and...
Broccoli fritters 10 Jul 2013 | 05:42 pm
I try not to get my kids hooked on fried vegetables, but some days I figure fried vegetables are better than no vegetables. My husband's book club met at our house and left us with half a tray of roa...
Cracker Jack ice cream sundae, a dessert my dad would have loved 28 Jun 2013 | 12:18 am
My dad was a sugar addict. I don't use the word "addict" lightly, but when it came to my dad and candy, addiction is the only way to describe it. Daddy pretended he never ate candy. He hid his stash ...
Zucchini scrambled eggs with feta cheese 25 Jun 2013 | 09:23 pm
A few years ago I realized that if I eat vegetables for breakfast, I'm more likely to satisfy my daily vegetable requirement. My personal goal is "5 by 5" - that is, five servings of fruits or vegeta...
The birth of Trufflepalooza: "Meanwhile, Back at Cafe du Monde..." 14 Jun 2013 | 10:38 pm
Last month I did something I've never done before: I agreed to get up on stage and tell a story. When Peggy Sweeney McDonald asked me to be part of her food memoir performance series Meanwhile, Back ...
Fresh cherry cobbler 12 Jun 2013 | 04:41 am
Every June the kids and I head up to Leona Valley to pick cherries. It takes a bit more than an hour to get to Leona Valley, a tiny town in a long, thin valley cozied up against the mountains that sep...
