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…

Zucchini Noodles with Chicken and Tangy Peanut Sauce

Zucchini Noodles with Chicken and Tangy Peanut Sauce is a healthy weeknight meal the entire family will love!  Simple enough to make for one person with a crowd-pleasing taste.  A simple peanut sauce elevates zucchini noodles and chicken to a dinnertime favorite.

Simple Sundays | Soy Lime Marinade

When you meet your partner in life, those initial weeks and months are full of intoxicating moments of early love, tempered with more pragmatic considerations; matters such as family, religion, expectations, and future children all come into play. About 12 years ago, I met my…

Fiery Peach BBQ Sauce for Baby Back Ribs

This Fiery Peach BBQ Sauce hits all of the flavors so well – the perfect amount of spice and sweetness. Grab a rack of baby back ribs and let’s grill!

Banana Coconut Upside Down Cake

No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks… Today was the last day of school for my little monkeys. I’ve been looking forward to this day for weeks now — looking forward to a lazy summer of flip flops and beaches, afternoons…

Video | How To Cook Rice {without the fancy stuff}

Place me in a cookware store, and I’m like a kid in a candy store. I could spend hours marveling over juicers and tart pans, or nifty gadgets that serve one single solitary purpose (you know, like that pasta measurer you have gathering dust in…