food gal in Silicon Valley, CA
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Beautiful ornaments, aren't they? But did you know they're also edible?
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Want the ultimate chewy cookie? Take egg whites, sugar, and almond paste to create these addicting almond macaroons. Anyone who has ever had one begs me to make more.
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Nutty to indulge in cookies the day after Thanksgiving? Of course not. Not when you can enjoy crisp Sicilian pistachio bars.
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Sushi. Or is it? Actually, these sushi look-alikes are candies and cookies.
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Root beer in a cake? Why not, when it makes for this super moist chocolate frosted one?
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Who needs pumpkin pie? Not when you can have creamy, rich, nutty-tasting kabocha cheesecake instead.
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Catch these high-end, decadent donuts at Bouchon Bakery _ if you get up early enough.
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A tribute to my late father and his can't-be-beat foil-wrapped chicken.
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The Tiffany's of chocolates: St. Helena's Woodhouse Chocolates confections are like jewels.
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It has the looks of a scone, but the texture of a biscuit. These ricotta biscuits studded with dried cherries, apricots and raspberries are an energizing way to start the day.
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A private tour of the See's Candy Factory as it gears up for holiday production.
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I call these chewy, spicy molasses crinkles my "invisible man'' cookies. Can you guess why?
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When my fave bakery starts making cupcakes, a taste-off is required. So just what did I think of these frosted beauties?
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The burger that foodies have exalted as a masterpiece.
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Adorable cupcakes from a hip LA bakery. But do they taste as good as they look?
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Pistachio gelato that will make your knees quiver.
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Enjoy corn tea that tastes like a mug of liquid popcorn at a new Korean tea bar.
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Going bananas for a banana bread that has the sweet cinnamon-sugar topping of a coffee cake.
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Looks like salmon sushi, doesn't it? But it's not. At Tataki, the only sustainable sushi restaurant in North America, they do things differently.
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Two new cupcake bakeries _ one with a huge line, the other with no one in line. Guess which one these cupcakes came from.
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A fave of celebrities with sweet tooths, a branch of this adorable cupcake shop opens this week.
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My first attempt at making my dear, departed Mom's famous tomato beef chow mein.
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Joey Altman's Caribbean grilled lamb skewers with Chinese long beans are a global delight.
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Chocolate that's a favorite of pastry chefs and made by a former scientist.
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![[SlowFood] An artsy display of olive oils at this weekend's ultimate foodie event, Slow Food Nation in San Francisco.](/uploads/thumbnail/26882.jpg)
[SlowFood] An artsy display of olive oils at this weekend's ultimate foodie event, Slow Food Nation in San Francisco.
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The best donut you'll ever have _ plus more fried foods that can't be beat.
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![[SlowFood] Enjoy all manner of luscious, creamy cheeses during Labor Day weekend.](/uploads/thumbnail/24779.jpg)
[SlowFood] Enjoy all manner of luscious, creamy cheeses during Labor Day weekend.
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Enjoy the tingle of Sichuan peppercorns in this fabulous, fresh from-the-cob corn stir-fry with pork.
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Chinese long beans and Italian olives _ who knew they could combine to create such a scrumptious stir-fry?
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What to do with all those cherry tomatoes? Snuggle them inside focaccia.
