Thumbnail image for Swiss Buttercream Frosting | Old-School Networking at Camp Blogaway

Swiss Buttercream Frosting | Old-School Networking at Camp Blogaway

How would you bake a cake if you didn’t have an oven? Better question: What would you do if, knowing you were missing an oven, had lined up a Plan B, but the Plan B didn’t work out, you were EXHAUSTED from being at Camp Blogaway, you still had a dinner party to attend, and [...]

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Thumbnail image for Pernod-Scented Mussels | The Girl and the Fig

Pernod-Scented Mussels | The Girl and the Fig

Sonoma Wine Country Springtime is lovely for an 8-hour road trip to the Sonoma Wine Country. Pulling into Sonoma Square late in the day, our road-exhausted selves were starving, thirsty… and miffed because we couldn’t find parking. (Thanks, Sonoma Film Festival.) So when we finally got out of the car, we ducked into the first [...]

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Spring Broccoli

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Thumbnail image for Fresh Strawberry Pie | Springtime FAWG Dinner Party

Fresh Strawberry Pie | Springtime FAWG Dinner Party

About this time last year, we planted over 75 pots of ranunculus. This year, we’re happy to report that about half of them made it back.   If it weren’t for regularly scheduled dinner parties, we would never see our loved ones. You see, we’re gearing up to tear down our home, gut it all out [...]

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Thumbnail image for Pacific Clam Chowder | Springtime at the RGB

Pacific Clam Chowder | Springtime at the RGB

      Hello, friends! We know it’s been awhile since we’ve posted. No good excuse, except for I had a horrible February/March. First it was the flu… which turned into sinusitis and bronchitis… then we went to San Francisco for a weekend (no agenda, just to roam)… then I got hit with strep throat. [...]

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Thumbnail image for Mandarin, Soy, Ginger and Garlic Chicken | The RGB’s Last Mandarin

Mandarin, Soy, Ginger and Garlic Chicken | The RGB’s Last Mandarin

Winters in Southern California are quite glorious. With a mild cool season and plenty of sunshine, we’ve hauled in a lot citrus this year. Sadly, while we’ve had a good run with them (crumb bars, duck breasts and winter salad), we’re down to our very last basket of mandarins. Because we also had chilies and [...]

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Thumbnail image for Winter Salad with Blood Orange and California Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette | Late-Afternoon Glow at the RGB

Winter Salad with Blood Orange and California Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette | Late-Afternoon Glow at the RGB

While traveling through the South of France, we befriended an artist who said she painted “in the evenings because that’s when the light is best.” Later that week, while driving around the countryside, we found ourselves surrounded by that late afternoon glow… and realized she was right. And ever since then, my favorite time of [...]

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Winter Lettuce

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Thumbnail image for Silky Leek and Celery Root Soup | Detox for the Intoxicated

Silky Leek and Celery Root Soup | Detox for the Intoxicated

To assist with our 21-day meat-free and alcohol-free detox, we recently wandered through the local library to look for meal ideas. A few magazines and an armload of cookbooks later, we spied a vegetarian leek and celery root soup from the 2007 Fine Cooking Annual Cookbook. We were first introduced to celery root soup during [...]

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Thumbnail image for Shrimp Etouffee | Bridging the Gap

Shrimp Etouffee | Bridging the Gap

Hello, friends! Today we’re changin’ it up and doing a guest post for Gwen over at Bunkycooks. Head over there to see what we made with our winter garden pepper this week… And because we’re still giving stuff away, make sure you leave a comment (at Bunkycooks) for your chance at a box of herbs. Happy day! [...]

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Green Bell Pepper

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Thumbnail image for King Crab and Avocado with Yuzu Aioli | The RGB Knocks Off Marché Modèrne

King Crab and Avocado with Yuzu Aioli | The RGB Knocks Off Marché Modèrne

    Marché Modèrne in Costa Mesa is self-described as a “modern French bistro.” We love it because the chef is creative, the dishes are beautiful and the food is delicious. Their 30-tap wine bar is pretty fantastic, too. On a recent (New Years Eve) visit to the bistro, we lunched on a Dungeness crab [...]

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Coriander | Cilantro

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Thumbnail image for Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb | Winter Beginnings

Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb | Winter Beginnings

In 2008, Mr. RGBistro gifted me with a bag of Narcissus bulbs for our first Christmas together, and on New Years’ Eve, we spent an entire day planting them, along with a carload of garden flowers and vegetables. I didn’t know it at the time, but that “date” of a day was just the beginning [...]

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Mint

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Thumbnail image for Cranberry Vanilla Coffee Cake| Christmas Morning Bites

Cranberry Vanilla Coffee Cake| Christmas Morning Bites

Christmas morning was, for the most part, just like any other. After sleeping in, we booted up the espresso machine, fed the dog and started on the last night’s dishes. And because there was no formal agenda, I did what I normally do – wiggle the computer mouse, browse through my Google Reader and look [...]

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Thumbnail image for Mandarin, Meyer Lemon and Balsamic Glazed Duck Breasts | Around Our RGB Table

Mandarin, Meyer Lemon and Balsamic Glazed Duck Breasts | Around Our RGB Table

In Spring of ’09, Mr. RGBistro and I snuck out of the country and had a little rendezvous in the South of France. Maybe it was the thrill of being in a new relationship, or the fact that we were in. the. South. of. France… but regardless, that trip was magical from beginning to end. [...]

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Meyer Lemons

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Thumbnail image for Hank’s Cream of Chanterelle Soup | My Bowl of Lolita

Hank’s Cream of Chanterelle Soup | My Bowl of Lolita

To quote Nabokov, “my little cup brims with tiddles,” because I’ve been kissed by chanterelles so sweet, so silky and so sultry that I’ve completely lost my mind. Let me backtrack.

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Thumbnail image for Cranberry Tangerine Crumb Bars | A Thanksgiving Treat

Cranberry Tangerine Crumb Bars | A Thanksgiving Treat

We’re thankful that November always brings to Southern California a crisp, brisk, yet sunny type of weather that’s absolutely idyllic for growing tangerines. In fact, our two trees are right at the peak of their season.  

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Thumbnail image for One Rainy Weekend at Home | Meyer Lemon Scones with Dried Cranberries and Blueberries

One Rainy Weekend at Home | Meyer Lemon Scones with Dried Cranberries and Blueberries

This weekend was the first we’d been at home in awhile. So of course, Saturday morning’s refrigerator contents were mostly empty. We still had good eggs and cream. No yogurt, no bread, no orange juice, no fresh blueberries…  Ah, but we did have them dried. And we had a package of dried cranberries, too. And [...]

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Roast Chicken | A Family Feast in Santa Barbara

Like most families, everyone in ours plays a different role: The Pilot adheres to a routine, the English major (the Major) is great with words, the Nurse showers us with hugs and kisses and the Architect keeps the humor fresh. And we cook. Last week, the Pilot fell ill. So we skipped out on our [...]

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Mandarins | Tangerines

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Thumbnail image for Nutella Fudge Brownies | A Halloween Treat

Nutella Fudge Brownies | A Halloween Treat

Nutella holds a special place in my heart because I’ve been acquainted with it for over 25 years. As a child, it was the gift I looked forward to most when family returned from a trip to Europe. Back then, Nutella was so rare that when I brought it in for “show-and-tell,” I was crowned [...]

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Thumbnail image for Max’s Spaghetti with Meatballs and Marinara | RSVP Redux for October, 2010

Max’s Spaghetti with Meatballs and Marinara | RSVP Redux for October, 2010

It just-so-happened that the first thing I noticed when we checked into the B&B over the weekend was the May 2010 issue of Bon Appétit lying on the coffee table. While waiting for Barry to get dressed for the wedding, I leafed through it and found… spaghetti and meatballs. But not just any spaghetti and [...]

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Thumbnail image for Temecula, California | 62 Miles from Home

Temecula, California | 62 Miles from Home

We interrupt the RGB recipe blog to bring you some travel photos. On a whim, we booked ourselves a weekend getaway to the Temecula Valley Wine Country. The primary purpose was to attend a good friend’s wedding at Thornton Winery (and introduce the new husband to my 1990s posse). Secondarily, we were due for a [...]

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Thumbnail image for Chocolate Buttercream Frosting | The RGB Makes an Owl Cake

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting | The RGB Makes an Owl Cake

RGB Owl Cake for Office Baby Shower  There are three things I thoroughly enjoy about baking a cake: 1) the science of mixing frosting colors, 2) scraping buttercream out of the bowl (and into my mouth), and 3) the thrill of gifting someone with the end result.  The Office put together a mid-week baby shower [...]

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Thumbnail image for Wolfgang Puck’s Tortilla Soup | Cooking from the Heart with Love

Wolfgang Puck’s Tortilla Soup | Cooking from the Heart with Love

“Cook from the heart, and with love.” – Wolfgang Puck As summer turns to fall and the days get shorter and shorter, I struggle with the strain of not being at home as much as I’d like to. It’s not that I’m spending more hours at the office; it’s just dark on both ends of [...]

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Peppers

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Thumbnail image for Cabernet Wine Linguine with Porcini and Cream Reduction | Sunday Shout-out to Blackmarket Bakery

Cabernet Wine Linguine with Porcini and Cream Reduction | Sunday Shout-out to Blackmarket Bakery

On Monday evening, September 20, 2010, I was invited by Marla to an event hosted by Chef Rachel of Blackmarket Bakery to learn about, then cook with – Cabernet Wine Flour. A beautiful example of using someone else’s throwaway, the folks over at Marche Noir Foods have figured out how to use leftover cabernet grape [...]

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