Greetings! Today, as promised, I am sharing with you my son’s recipes for a delicious Vietnamese dinner on the dock. As I told you in this previous post, my DC dwelling son made a fantastic Vietnamese feast for us during his recent visit. Brad & I loved the food so much that I just couldn’t […]
Greetings and thanks so much for stopping in today! For about 4 years now I’ve been making a Nutty Chopped Kale Salad with Dates and Parmesan to great acclaim. How do I know I’ve been making it for 4 years? Well, because I got the original recipe from Self Magazine in their December 2012 issue. […]
Hello! My blog is called After Orange County for a reason. I used to live in Orange County, California; specifically in Coto de Caza. While I love my life “after orange county” there are lots of things I do miss about living in the city. One of the things I miss is a Southern California restaurant […]
Hi! Every 4th of July I make The World’s Best Red Potato Salad Recipe to serve at my 4th of July dinner on the dock. So, just in time for your 4th of July celebration I’m going to share my recipe. Here goes: Hard boil 1 dozen eggs. For instructions […]
Hi Friends, I have told you in a previous post that once a month I get together with a group of my girlfriends for what we call our “Healthy Cooking Group”. The hostess picks a theme for a healthy meal and everyone contributes both to the dinner and to the learning process. We each bring […]
Hi! I’ve been telling you all about my Dinner on the Dock recently. I made a delicious and healthy Italian Farro Salad with Vegetables for that dinner and want to share the recipe tutorial with you. Farro (pronounced FAHR-oh) is a whole grain from the wheat species. It is similar to barley in both appearance, taste and […]
As I have mentioned in the past, I subscribe to a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) that delivers fresh produce to my house every week. It is called Abundant Harvest Organics and you can read about it here. So, every week I try to dream up recipes to use all the wonderful fresh produce I receive. This week […]
Buon Giorno! Seeing as how it’s Thursday, I’ve been thinkin’ about how I might participate in the latest Facebook phenomenon of “Throwback Thursday.” So, don’t ask me why, but I got to thinkin’ about when my oldest son Nathan was a little boy and we owned a home in Italy. Our house was located in […]
After Orange County is a publication dedicated to living life in the slow lane. I escaped The OC for life at a higher elevation. Leaving suburbia behind, I now live in the beautiful mountain resort of Lake Arrowhead. Join me at 5,000 feet above and beyond as I cook, garden, renovate, entertain, travel and live life After Orange County.
