My little sister recently announced she no longer will eat any red meat or chicken.  For a family of rabid foodies that is akin to saying she is moving to Africa.  We are meat lovers. I have tried to reason with her and she is pretty convinced that when she eats at my house I will [...]

Looking for a quick summer salad that’s filling and healthy …. Heirloom tomatoes, feta , English cucumber, green onion, kalamata olives and a bit of mint hits the spot every time. Chop all of your ingredients … Wisk a simple dressing of olive oil, balsamic, kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper and you have lunch [...]

The first start of any great meal is the wine.  Some people start with the food but I prefer the wine.  I wanted Cabernet and since it was a SaturdayI had to dig through the “cellar” to see what was getting near its time.  I am trying to do this once a week now.  For wine lovers [...]

I have been obsessed with cheese for about 5 years.  To the extent that every dinner out starts and ends with a cheese plate.  For the true cheese lover the below are two of the restaurants I feel have true cheese experiences for the cheese lover 1) Willi’s Wine Bar, Santa Rosa.  Local small production [...]

Tilapia is the 5th most consumed fish in the world.   It has low levels of mercury, low carbohydrates, low calories and low sodium while still serving a healthy dose of protein. A one ounce serviong has 36 calories, 7 grams of protein, 0 carbs and one gram of fat.  Better yet it can taste very [...]