FAST FINDS
Auld Lang Syne
As 2010 dwindles to a close, the approach of Kitchen Confidante’s first blog anniversary also draws near. It has been a very memorable first year, and 2010 has been full of scrumptious food and delectable experiences. I want to thank you all so much for…
Read MoreWarm Wishes
From my kitchen to yours, I want to wish you and the special ones in your life a very Merry Christmas. Thank you for letting me into your home, for allowing me to share my stories and my food. Thank you for taking the time…
Read MoreLast Minute
Earlier this week, I finally sent off my holiday cards, protecting them from the blustery rain as I ran from my car to the post office. Slowly but surely, my to do list is getting shorter, and I can relax, bit by bit. As each day…
Read MoreBaby, It's Wet Outside
I really can’t stay – Baby it’s cold outside… When we moved to California, I realized I had to change the lyrics to suit our new winter weather. Blizzards were replaced by heavy rains, sometimes for days on end. Call me naïve, but I used…
Read MoreEfficiency
At this time of the year, there isn’t a lot of time to spare. For many of us, the family calendar is chock full of events: the children’s winter concerts, company holiday parties, travel, gatherings with friends and family, tree trimming, visits with Santa, holiday…
Read MoreReinterpreted
With all the cooking, planning, and preparation that goes into Thanksgiving, it can be easy to overlook the cooking that might be necessary for the weekend’s breakfasts, brunches, or afternoon tea and coffee, especially if you are entertaining. When guests come in from out of…
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Turkey Orzo Soup
Turkey Orzo Soup is a wonderful soup to help you recover from your Thanksgiving feast. Use the turkey carcass to make a lovely stock and any leftover meat you may have from the bird to make a comforting leftover turkey soup.
Read MoreSneak Peek
I can’t shake this sneaking suspicion that Autumn has been playing hard to get lately. She will coyly show her face, sending brisk temperatures and even rain one day, only to disappear to sunny skies and mid 70 degree weather the next. This teasing has…
Read MoreThankfully
Once a year, on Thanksgiving Day, the dining room table of my childhood would be set to its edges with a cornucopia of dishes, each platter representing our large extended family, their culinary specialties, and the melting pot of flavors that my Filipino-American background adopted.…
Read MoreAgenda
Meet. Greet. Eat. Share. This past weekend, over three hundred Foodbuzz Featured Publishers shared this agenda at the Second Annual Foodbuzz Blogger Festival. My fellow Featured Publishers flew in from all over the country – actually, the world – to San Francisco, where Foodbuzz is…
Read MoreCalifornia Soul
Say the words fried chicken and what images do you conjure in your mind’s eye? Is it platefuls of comfort? The crunch of cripsy skin giving way to steamy, juicy chicken within? Their partners in crime, by the names of mashed potatoes, gravy, biscuits, and collard…
Read MoreNever Trifle With Chocolate
Never trifle with chocolate. It’s a powerful substance. One drop, one chip, one shaving, one spoonful…one taste…and you are changed. Moods are lifted, taste buds are pleased. At least that’s the case with me. On second thought, maybe chocolate should be trifled with. In a…
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