The three ingredients for the May Royal Foodie  Joust hosted by The Leftover Queen/Foodie Blogroll Forum are: red, green and white.   I wanted to do something that shows vivid red so I decided to make a beet gnocchi.  For the spin, I made a sweet version and combined it with kiwi sauce and [...]

No, you’re not dreaming.  That is one amazing photo (and dessert) you are drooling at! It was taken by my friend Rodney who is a professional food photographer.  My friends Carlos and Rodney drove down from Los Angeles to visit us in San Diego.  We have not seen each other for months and we were [...]

The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey’s Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge.
The only other cheesecake I made prior to this challenge was a Lavender Ricotta Cheesecake as part of my March Foodbuzz 24,24,24 post as a Foodbuzz Featured Publisher.  I was excited to try more cheesecake “flavors” [...]