It was worth a little bad blood. Judging the Retro Baking Contest at the Orange County Fair gave me the luscious task of shoveling down spoonfuls of glorious homemade pies, everything from Peach n’ Berry to Deep Dish Plum, Sugar-Free Pumpkin Pecan to Old- Fashioned Cherry. Who can resist pie? It’s such a happy dessert, innocent and nostalgic. But my…
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There’s a longstanding debate when it comes to chicken: breasts or thighs, light or dark? We know that white meat has less fat and calories, but it also has less flavor pizzazz. A hundred grams of skinless (roasted) chicken thigh, about 3 1/2 ounces, contains 209 calories and has 10.9 grams of fat. Compare that with the same amount of…
How do you give an elegant-but-easy Bridal Shower? No problem. The bride, Mona Shah, has loads of pals who happen to be chefs. Along with me, the co-hosts were some of OC’s most talented culinarians: Cathy Pavlos (Lucca, Irvine), Delia Snyder (Don the Beachcomber, Huntington Beach), Deb Schneider (Sol, Newport Beach) and Phyllis Ann Marshall (FoodPower, Newport Beach). The co-host…
Crisp filo soaks up lemon-scented syrup. Inside? Luscious custard. Kathy Gabriel along with other members of Irvine’s Saint Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church are in the midst of a cooking-baking marathon to prepare for the upcoming Taste of Greece Annual Festival (June 24, 25, and 26). The festival offers everything from Greek folk dancing lessons to carnival rides, but to my…