Simple Sundays | Grilled Eggplant with Roast Garlic Dressing

Mama, do eggplants grow eggs? I was with my son at the market when I noticed the gorgeous purple eggplants from across the produce aisle. His question just made me burst out laughing. I adore eggplant. Baked, pureed, in a stew, in a dip, I…

Behind SF Chefs 2011 | Q&A with Chefs Dean Dupuis & Ed Vigil

Pro Spotlight | Chefs Milliken & Feniger's Cumin Glazed Ribs with California Avocado Pineapple Salsa

[note title=”Pro Spotlight” align=”right” width=”250″] The Pro Spotlight is a feature that showcases recipes developed by professional chefs. Today’s recipe was created by chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, both alumni of Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters,” and is one of two recipes recently created…

Giveaway | Let's Get Pickled

Who’s ready to pucker up? I am very excited to offer you a fantastic giveaway. Do you remember the Fireworks Pasta Salad from just a few weeks ago? One of the ingredients that gave that modern take on macaroni salad its extra spice and crunch…

Simple Sundays | Goat Cheese with Blueberry Vanilla Compote

Where I live, there is that happy medium in the summer months that we hope for – too hot and we take shelter in our air conditioned homes, too cool and we run for our sweaters. But come evening, the fog rolls in and cools…

Behind SF Chefs 2011 | Chef Interview with Lafitte's Russell Jackson

August is around the corner, which means that the food community in the Bay Area is gearing up for another round of exciting food events. There always seems to be something delicious going on this time of year. From August 1 -7, San Francisco will…

How to Crack a Coconut & Make Coconut Milk

Arms embraced the palm tree, and with the ease of a monkey, our guide shimmied up the slim trunk to the palm fronds in the sky, his bare feet climbing effortlessly, bolo knife dangling dangerously at his hip. We were on the slopes of Mayon…

Simple Sundays | Nesting {an announcement}

Are you having a relaxing Sunday? I do hope so. In lieu of a recipe today, I am very happy to announce that Kitchen Confidante has a new home on the web. No longer will you have to type in that nagging hyphen! I would…

No-Bake Lemon Curd Cheesecake Bars

No-Bake Lemon Curd Cheesecake Bars are cool and creamy bites of lemon loveliness. My oven died. It’s gone. Two days ago, I tried to turn it on and found myself devastated – to lose my oven was like losing my arm! I hovered over it,…

Pro Spotlight | Chefs Milliken & Feniger's California Avocado Guacamole Tarts

[note title=”Pro Spotlight” align=”right” width=”250″] The Pro Spotlight is a new feature that showcases recipes developed by professional chefs. Today’s recipe was created by chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, both alumni of Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters,” and is one of two recipes recently…

Simple Sundays | Fig & Watermelon Salad

When I returned from vacation over a week ago, the cupboards and refrigerator were bare. As soon as I could, I went to the market, and I was not particularly enthused about the shopping trip since I was still feeling a little sad that our…

Pro Spotlight | Jonathan Waxman's Fried Soft-shell Crabs

Simple Sundays | Coconut Panna Cotta with Papaya Gelee

  sou•ve•nir | sü-və-nir | noun a thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place or event verb [trans.] informal take as a memento 06.28.11 The remaining scents of guava and papaya are wafting through the air, and it was with heavy…

Spicy Basil Walnut Pesto

Time Away | A Guest Post from Joylicious My time away is winding down, and it’s been such an amazing, relaxing, much needed vacation. I can not wait to share more about my trip and am so invigorated from all the tropical flavors that will…

Simple Sundays ¦ Aloha

[note title=”Time Away | Snapshots” align=”center” width=”600″] I’m taking a little time off to spend some much needed R&R with my family and an early celebration of my upcoming 10th wedding anniversary. I just wanted to let you know I’m thinking about you. {all shots…