Close to home. The first thing you notice walking up the familiar drive is that the apple tree is beginning to lose its leaves, a dog runs up to greet you and as you make the climb up the stairs to the front porch the sound of voices drifts out of the open kitchen door, you enter, the screen door squeaks as it lazily closes behind you, then the smell of freshly baked biscuits hits your senses, Southern biscuits, a Bijouxs that brings you close to home. Continue reading Big Sur Biscuits
Category: Brunch
Rich Mushroom Hot & Sour Soup
Soup not only makes the meal, it is the meal. Rich Mushroom Hot & Sour Soup is loaded with meaty mushrooms simmered in a flavorful broth-another Little Jewel from the Bijouxs Kitchen. Continue reading Rich Mushroom Hot & Sour Soup
Salted Dark Chocolate Almond & Olive Oil Cookies
Cookies, always a good idea. Do we really need another chocolate chip cookie recipe? Yes. These Salted Dark Chocolate Almond & Olive Oil Cookies check a-lot of the boxes that make a cookie fabulous. Continue reading Salted Dark Chocolate Almond & Olive Oil Cookies
Claudia Roden’s Orange & Almond Cake
An old world cake for the Passover and Easter holidays—Orange & Almond Cake is a delightful and simple cake. Discovering a vintage recipe cookbook is always a little jewel. Somewhere in my web-wanderings I discovered a middle eastern cake comprised of nothing more than whole oranges, ground almonds, eggs and some sugar, this cake intrigued me. Continue reading Claudia Roden’s Orange & Almond Cake
Lemon Chicken & Herb Skillet Pot Pie
Country Comfort in a truck that’s going back home. Simply home-style–Lemon Chicken & Herb Skillet Pot Pie a little jewel from the kitchen. Continue reading Lemon Chicken & Herb Skillet Pot Pie