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FAMILY FOOD AND FUN IN LOS ANGELES

Catherine McCord perfectly fits the description of a contemporary food-focused superwoman/super mom.  A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Catherine credits her parents and grandparents for instilling in her a love of food, particularly healthy, wholesome food. Her knowledge expanded and interest in food and cooking intensified when she traveled the world as a supermodel and explored […]

Posted 19 April 2014 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BOOKS § BREAKFAST § CALIFORNIA § COOKBOOK REVIEWS § LOS ANGELES ‡ Comments Off on FAMILY FOOD AND FUN IN LOS ANGELES °

PAELLA VALENCIANA

Spanish tourism authorities claim that Germans head to Valencia for the beach and the gastronomy; that the French seek fashion, the design hotels and the gastronomy; and that Americans like the history, the culture and the gastronomy. See a pattern here?  Everyone loves Valencia’s gastronomy. I know the reason. It’s called Paella. That luscious rice […]

Posted 02 September 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ENTREES § SPAIN § TRAVEL § VALENCIA ‡ Comments Off on PAELLA VALENCIANA ° Tagged: , , , , , ,

Hot Chocolate and Rum Punch

You know what I’m going to miss most about winter? No, not skiing in St. Moritz, and certainly not heating bills large enough to pay for skiing in St. Moritz. I’m going to miss the après ski hot chocolate mélange as served at the Hauser Hotel in St. Moritz. The hot chocolate is so comforting […]

Posted 31 March 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § CHOCOLATE § COCKTAILS § DRINKS ‡ Comments Off on Hot Chocolate and Rum Punch ° Tagged: , , ,

World’s Best Chocolate Torte

Imagine sitting with a lover on the terrace of Merriman’s Kapalua. Your table overlooks a small-boat harbor and the south Maui shoreline where Humpback whales frolic in shimmering waters. Sunshine kisses all. Could life be sweeter?

Well…yes…frankly it could, the moment you lift a fork and bring the velvety darkness of Merriman’s Chocolate Lover’s Torte to the tongue. Forget everything else. Chocolate Lover’s Torte is perfection! It’s as good as it gets—and more.

Posted 18 April 2011 † Susan Manlin Katzman § CHOCOLATE § DESSERTS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS ‡ Comments Off on World’s Best Chocolate Torte ° Tagged: , ,

DIJON RESTAURANTS

The best restaurants in Dijon, France, picked by Sophie Jugie, director of the Musee des Beaux-Arts

Posted 15 August 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on DIJON RESTAURANTS ° Tagged: , , ,

ORCHID CURE

ORCHIDS AND CINNAMON For fellow orchid addicts:  After finding large black spots on two of my favorite phalaenopsis, I immediately called the local orchid hospital. The doc on call suggested a two-step cure. “First,” he said, “cut the spot from the plant, cutting with a sterilized tool, well below the spot, back to where the […]

Posted 25 June 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § HELPFUL HINTS ‡ Comments Off on ORCHID CURE ° Tagged: , ,