From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Thumbnail image for Chilean Sea Bass and Wild Scallops with Shiitake Risotto and Fresh Asparagus | Scott’s Seafood, At Home

Chilean Sea Bass and Wild Scallops with Shiitake Risotto and Fresh Asparagus | Scott’s Seafood, At Home

   Poll: How many of you eat better at home than you do at a restaurant? Around here, and with rare exception, Friday night is always date nite. Recently,  we had tickets to see the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, so we had dinner at the nearby Scott’s [...]

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Thumbnail image for Tequila Lime Chicken and Garden Salad with Cilantro and Lime Dressing | A Moment of Genius

Tequila Lime Chicken and Garden Salad with Cilantro and Lime Dressing | A Moment of Genius

Today’s RGB garden photo: A Dutch Iris, popping up near the mandarin tree. A moment of genius happened at the RGB on Friday. I had been spending much of the week hibernating in the kitchen as a result of a one-time project. So when noon rolled around and I realized that Mr. RGBistro had just [...]

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Thumbnail image for Celery Root Puree | A Celery Fanfare

Celery Root Puree | A Celery Fanfare

We. Heart. Spring. And the new ranunculus garden. !!!!! Here’s a few Springtime at the RGB photos: Little fern leaves… uncurling their way into April.   Anyone have any idea what this is? It’s lived here longer than we have; we have no clue what it is, but it’s beautiful!   Diana Princess of Wales [...]

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Almost Springtime at the RGB

The Equinox isn’t until Saturday, but with the time change and the warm weather, we’re already sportin’ our shorts and flip-flops. Even the dog is getting her zoomies on. Britta the weimaraner getting some mid-afternoon fetch-time in.   With the warmer weather, the tarragon and chives are officially back on the block! And here I [...]

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A Birthday Garden for Barry

Uh oh. I let more than a week go by without updating the blog? For shame! My excuse is we’ve been busy. On my way home from a business meeting on Friday morning, I stopped by the Lowe’s in Irvine to see if they had any ranunculus. (Earlier in the week, we bought a few [...]

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Stuck Between Autumn and Spring

We must have pissed off the rain Gods: Saturday morning rain – outside the kitchen window…       …and outside the front door.   It was bad enough to cancel my long-planned bicycle ride down the Santa Ana River Trail, but not bad enough to detour through the Saturday Farmers’ Market in Irvine. My [...]

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