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Get cracking with Macadamia Nut recipes
Hawaiian-style

If you pause a moment, your imagination may take flight with the possible ways you can incorporate Macadamia Nuts into new recipes and old favorites.

Sweet & Mellow

As a child a daycare teacher handed me a raw radish. Thinking it was a small apple, I eagerly took a large bite from it and was greeted by the sharp, almost bitter taste.

“Ugly, but Good” Papaya, avocado and macadamia nut salad
close your eyes

The results may not look like one of those photogenic salads in the latest issue of your favorite foodie magazine. Yet one bite and you’ll be hula dancing and realizing you can’t judge a dish by its cover.

Perfect tomatoes, perfect recipe
Season Starts

I worship my tomatoes bursting full of sweet flavor behind a facade that has specks of dirt from the local farm or the backyard garden.

“Before you jet” Oyster mushroom and beet salad recipe
Tasty Stuff

I had a gorgeous selection of Oyster Mushrooms: freshly-picked, succulent in texture and intoxicating in fragrance.

Recipe: Caprese Salad with Mia Sebastiani
Tasty Stuff
04.23.10

Here’s the perfect spring and summer recipe: A refreshing Caprese Salad with some Italian zing thanks …

by Chris Wright VIDEO
“Play with your food” artichoke and crab salad with strawberry basil vinaigrette
eating as a sport
04.19.10

There are few items more fun to eat than the artichoke with its edible leaves that …

“Let’s Cozy Up” roasted beet and goat cheese salad recipe
not rabbit food
04.04.10

Gone are the days when salads consisted of some wilted green leaves and a bottle of …

“To Family, With Love” Yellow Chicken Curry Recipe
Gets better with age
03.03.10

I’ve been perfecting my Yellow Chicken Curry recipe for the past two years, waiting for the …

Valentine’s Dinner: Inspirations for the ultimate romantic evening
warm heart, full stomach
02.14.10

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
-Virginia Woolf

Nothing …

“Cozy hugs on a winter evening” Roasted Winter Squash Soup recipe
Magic pumpkin seed oil
02.06.10

Inspired by a Wolfgang Puck recipe, Susan O—’s “Cozy hugs on a winter evening” Roasted Winter …

“I can’t believe it’s holiday leftovers” Turkey Hummus Panini Recipe
Post-holiday eats
12.31.09

Having leftovers is one of the joys and challenges from hosting a holiday party. A while …

Holiday Eats: A traditional Christmas Day morning breakfast
Canadian bacon...mmm
12.27.09

Christmas morning is a ritual here at the Stark’s. One of them is that after all …

“Pass the Chardonnay” Crab and Arugula Salad with Orange Vinaigrette
Fruits of Labor
08.23.09

In this salad, the sweetness of the crab meat balances well with the “peppery-mustardy” notes of …

“Live simply” tomato and feta salad
Simple Pleasures
08.10.09

Ripe tomatoes from the kitchen garden. A shame to do too much.
Pick, wash, slice. Place slice …

“All’s well that ends well” Lemon Almond Chocolate-Dipped Biscotti
Italian cookies
07.05.09

A nice piece of biscotti with a hot cappuccino is a wonderful way to end any …

Baja-style piña colada recipe for a hot summer day
Ice Cold Refreshment
07.03.09

With the hot season in full swing here on the West Coast, nothing cools me down …

“Spoil and pamper me, darling” steak marinade recipe
MEATY IDEA
07.03.09

The secret to delicious steaks for any BBQ endeavor starts hours, even days, before the sizzling …

‘Memories of childhood delights’ raspberry shortbread kisses
Little red kisses
05.17.09

I distinctly remember in childhood standing on tip toes as I reached across the coffee table …

‘Crabs ahoy, matey!’ Crab Cakes
Loni's California Kitchen
05.10.09

I love crabs when cooked right, steamed or the way my dad makes them, chopped up …