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Perfect Buns, My Favorite Way to Eat a Burger, and J&J Grassfed Beef by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating About a month ago, a hankering for homemade hamburger buns led me to a wonderful discovery: Belles Hamburger Buns. You see, I wanted to find the perfect vehicle to hold the b ... Read on »

Balzano Apple Cake, Revisited by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I have blogged about this cake before. It is one of my favorites, and I want it to be one of yours, too.The roots of Balzano apple cake lie in the Alto Adige region of Italy, ... Read on »

Dinner for One with Bittman’s ‘Polenta without Fear’ + A Huge Thank You by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I never thought the day would come when I would consider sautéed greens over polenta topped with a fried egg as the idea of the most delicious dinner. Well, the day is ... Read on »

The Best Bread Pudding, So Much Love for Tartine by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I never expected to receive a return phone call. I had been agonizing over how I was going to make my bread pudding … with fruit baked in it or without? Did Tartine rea ... Read on »

Tomato, Corn & Cheese Galette — A Favorite Summer Meal — With A Chocolate Chip Cookie for Dessert by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating The August 2000 issue of Fine Cooking Magazine was fantastic. I can’t believe that two of my all-time favorite recipes came from that issue — from one article in f ... Read on »

In Honor of Top Chef: Padma’s Salad with Rancho Gordo Beans & Bäco Flatbreads by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Early last Wednesday morning, before the premier of Top Chef Las Vegas, Padma Lakshmi made a delectable looking salad on the Today Show with Matt Lauer. She chopped up fresh s ... Read on »

Quiche, Perfected + Homemade Crème Fraîche & A Little Trip to Tartine, Bouchon & Napa by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating The weekend would begin with quiche. That was a given. My friend would pick me up at the San Francisco airport and before beginning our journey north, we would stop for breakf ... Read on »

Asian Lettuce Wraps for Almost Meatless Potluck by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Many years ago, my grandmother coined a phrase the women in my family haven’t been able to let go. My grandmother, the women noticed, would describe certain dishes &mdas ... Read on »

Bubalus Bubalis Mozzarella & Heirloom Tomatoes by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Does it seem odd that I have to go to Costco to find local cheese? Well, I do. And I must admit, I didn’t join Costco because they sell the delicious Bubalus Bubalis moz ... Read on »

A Simple, Most Delicious Sandwich by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating My mother recently described a sandwich an old man prepared for her at a bed in breakfast in Barcelona: toasted bread, rubbed with garlic, drizzled with olive oil, sprinkled w ... Read on »

Carrot Cake & Soup, Anniversary Dinner at Izza by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Last week I found a stockpile of carrots in the bottom left-hand drawer of my fridge. So, I set to work slicing and dicing, staining my cutting board, dulling my knife, tearin ... Read on »

Kumquat Upside-Down Cake by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating What do you do with two pounds of kumquats? Why you make a kumquat upside-down cake, Silly. What else would you do.No, seriously, what else would you do? I have been getting t ... Read on »

Warm Goat Cheese Salad and Morning Song Farm CSA by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating It’s hard to find fault in a warm round of herb-marinated, breadcrumb-encrusted goat cheese. But seriously my friends, the goat cheese was not the star of this salad. Se ... Read on »

Hearst Ranch Grass-fed Steaks, Oven-Roasted Potatoes & All-time Favorite Brownies by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating My mother is worried. This isn’t a new sentiment, I can assure you. Worry, I’m afraid, pervades her daily existence. She’s worried about the plastic wrap in ... Read on »

The Best Bloody Mary, Breakfast at Ramos House by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I’m not even the Bloody Mary type. And had my friend not encouraged me so, I wouldn’t have thought to order one. But I do as I’m told, generally, and I began ... Read on »

Gordon Hamersley’s Beet, Goat Cheese and Walnut Tart by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating This tart is really fun. And different. And delicious. I can’t promise a quick-and-easy dinner with this recipe — beets must be roasted; a tart shell must be baked ... Read on »

Lemon-Blueberry Muffins by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Yippie … blueberries are back. Last Sunday morning while purchasing my eggs from Don at the San Clemente farmers’ market, I spotted a flat of blueberries and blac ... Read on »

Tofu, Edamame & Soju by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Waywaywaywaywaiiit. Stop. Seriously. I know what you’re doing. I can see you. I can’t. But I know what you’re doing. You’re turning your nose. The thou ... Read on »

Zuni Cafe’s Fried Eggs In Bread Crumbs by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I wish I were a hen; I wouldn’t have much to do. I’d lay an egg most every day, And Sundays sometimes two.— German nursery rhymeJust a little jingle I tho ... Read on »

I've Moved! by Alexandra S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking I have officially moved to www.alexandracooks.com. Come visit! Read on »

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