Brown Sugar Sage Panna Cotta with Spiced Candied Walnuts

The best chocolate chip cookies you will ever taste. A Jacques Torres recipe from the New York Times.

Gin lovers this one is for you: The Number Four. Gin cocktail with cardamom, honey and cracked black pepper — recipe from Angus Winchester

It’s Holiday cocktail hour with yours truly — Day #1: Blackberry Champagne Cocktail.

The Chocolate Peanut Butter Trifle: chocolate cake, peanut butter mousse, milk chocolate pudding topped w/ salted caramel & toffee

Warm kabocha squash cake with brown sugar cream — perfect for Thanksgiving!

A Texas-Style Chipotle Rubbed Salmon on whole grain bread topped with organic greens and avocado slices. Recipe from Tim Byres.

These cookies are spectacular, with crispy edges and chewy centers it’s one of those cookies that fill your tummy with warm fuzzies.

Ginger Basil Grapefruit Spritzer — Enjoy the last days of Summer with this delicious refresher!

An interview with Chef Tim Byres from Smoke — voted People’s Best New Chef by Food and Wine Magazine.

Honey Yogurt Pops with Mixed Berries — perfect for 4th of July!

Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes

See what this pesky little guest dropped in for…

A moist roasted banana cupcake with a Nilla wafer crust filled with a creamy vanilla bean banana custard. Topped with a chantilly cream.

Best way to use old fruit? Roast them! Balsamic Roasted Strawberries with Creme Fraiche Ice Cream

Cucumber Tomato Basil Salad with Arugula, Bok Choy and Onion Flowers — a special recipe with vegetables and flowers grown from our own gard

A step-by-step photo tutorial for Blueberry Polenta Pancakes a recipe from Chef Garcia in Parigi Dallas

The Cuke with a twist: Gin, Mint, Cucumber, Cane Sugar and Muscato Grapes. Perfect cocktail for Easter!

Easter Lamb Lollipops with a Spring Couscous with Fresh Mint and Peas –the perfect dish for Easter Sunday!

Radish Arugula Goat Cheese Crostini — made from the first harvest of radishes from our garden. Plus a story about my father…

Grilled Fish Tacos — a healthy approach with a bright jicama slaw and a yogurt-based remoulade sauce.

Vietnamese Shrimp Spring Rolls — Easy, healthy and delicious. The perfect appetizer for the first day of Spring!