I love making these bars because they are simple to make and so delicious. My mom has been making these for as long as I can remember.  Every summer she makes homemade raspberry jam, and always makes a batch of these bars with her jam. You can use any flavor jam you fancy.  You can

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This Saturday at the Ferry Building Farmer’s Market I saw something  I had never seen before.  Red Walnuts!  They are so pretty, almost too pretty to eat. Red Walnuts I knew I’d have to make something that would incorporate these beautiful walnuts.  I decided on a winter citrus salad (I almost always add chopped nuts

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Today’s lunch was inspired by nothing else other than the bad weather… San Francisco is known as the “Fog City,” which actually is not fair to say because we usually have very mild, beautiful weather 🙂   But I willl admit, today was a particularly grey day. By the time I had my coffee and was hungry for

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My cousin Simone has a big heart and an even bigger appreciation for healthy cooking and living! Not only does she maintain a healthy lifestyle while living in the states, but also while she travels the world!  She recently spent 3 months traveling in Croatia, Bosnia, Italy, Spain and Portugal, all while continuing to stay

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Ingredients: Pilsbury Puff Pastry in the cut-out design (like flowers) 3 peaches  agave  raspberries for garnish cinnamon  soy icecream Defrost the Puff Pastry according to package directions Bake the puff pastry for 5 minutes- leaving the inside intacked Skin and slice peaches Remove pastry from the oven and take off the pocket from the inside,

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Vanessa and Jaime eating- because that’s what we do best!   “Sausage” Focaccia Pizza Spinach, Garlic and Pine Nut Focaccia Pizza Vanessa… Just saying her name makes me smile! Vanessa makes any room brighter with her off the wall energy and good vibes! Loud.  Energetic.  Smart as Hell.  Spontaneous.  Commitment Phobia.  Well Traveled.  Health Nut.  Positive Affirmations…. and on…. I’ve

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