So to avoid making the Cuban style pork (read: I am sometimes lazy), but to make it taste like a Cuban Pork Sandwich, I’ve taken a few liberties.
Organic Roast Pork Loin
Cornichons, diced
Sweet onion, diced
Deli-style seed-included mustard
Cilantro (fresh)
Sharp white cheddar
Bread of your choosing cut in 1/2 inch slices
Sautee in olive oil the diced cornichons and onions, [...]

Wheat Bread
Organic Roast Pork Loin slices
Raw Pumpkin Seeds
Mixed “Rainbow” Microgreens
Swiss Cheese slices
Deli-style mustard
Green Fig Jam (in this case, from Liguria)
Throw it together, stick it in the panini machinie.

Sometimes simplicity is all you really need for dinner. I found some gorgeous pink peonies, and the following at Berkeley Bowl and made a dinner for two in the garden:
1/3lb Pierre Robert Triple Creme Brie (a full flavored, super creamy brie with a slight funk, France, Cow’s Milk)
1/3lb Petite Basque (a creamy but light [...]

Recently I have been making pancakes a lot (by request of a certain man). Here’s the best recipe (for two people, or three large pancakes) I have discovered/altered/come up with and a few pictures:
DRY:
1 C flour
1 T baking powder
3 T sugar
1 tsp salt
WET:
1 egg
2/3 C milk
zest of 1 lemon
1 1/2 tsp cider or sherry vinegar
1-2 [...]

There is an amazing market down the street from where I’m living in San Francisco these days. Their produce can be viewed as “on its way out” or “perfectly prime.” I choose to focus on the latter and take advantage of rock bottom prices–a few days ago I found organic raspberries for $1.59, and they [...]