Winter is here. Darkness arrives early and the cool evenings demand warm woolens. It's a cozy cabin time of year for crackling wood fires and deep bowls of hot soup. This Mexican Sopa De Lima (Lime…

There's nothing better than pumpkin muffins made from real pumpkins. Select the sugar pies, also called sugar pumpkins. Their smaller size is easier to scoop and tastes sweeter than larger carving…

  The Sea Forager lives in harmony with the rise and fall of the ocean tides. Kirk and Camilla Lombard are the founders of Sea Forager Tours & Seafood Co. based out of their backyard ­–…

I was privileged to share an exclusive release of the Filoli Gentlemen’s Orchard Cider Vinegar© recipe with Edible Silicon Valley readers in January. Now I'm sharing it here with you too. The Filoli…

  If a wine reflects the personality of its winemaker, then Kathryn Kennedy would be described as bold, deep, rich, warm, complex and witty. She was a pioneering woman of the California wine…

My mother was the 1954 summer Cover Girl for County Line, a Monmouth New Jersey magazine. As a 1st generation Italian, Mariana Elvira Lucia Siciliano did not have the female look that was popular in…

The lure of a cabin in the woods or a remote seaside cottage has always captivated me. My craving for proximity to wild nature and simple living often takes me to parts unknown, whether in my mind’s…

American chef and food activist, Alice Waters says, "the best way to create caring, compassionate, peaceful communities, is to bring people together around food." The folklore of "Stone Soup" reminds…

I just want to say one word to you. Like that moment in The Graduate when Mr. McGuire takes Dustin Hoffman aside and whispers one word . . .   Aquafaba. Chickpea water! From that most humble of…