Gifting from the Garden | Baked Chicken and Garden Herbs Recipe
I won’t lie, skipping Christmas this year due to our tight budgets was difficult. If there’s a bright side, it’s realizing that I’m absolutely grateful for what I already have, which doesn’t cost a...
View ArticlePan Seared Garlic Rosemary Pork Chops
Today’s RGB photos: the last of the apples and the start of some fennel: Winter apple. Winter fennel. Dog-approved snack. See the half-eaten apple? Pork chops were on sale at the market this week for...
View ArticleGone Nuts
June Gloom came a little early this year: Raindrops on the rose leaves… the sage… …and the rose petals. We recently had the pleasure of serving lunch to about 30 friends at the tail end of a...
View ArticleMax’s Spaghetti with Meatballs and Marinara | RSVP Redux for October, 2010
It just-so-happened that the first thing I noticed when we checked into the B&B over the weekend was the May 2010 issue of Bon Appétit lying on the coffee table. While waiting for Barry to get...
View ArticleRoast Chicken with Lemon, Rosemary, Thyme, and Russet Potatoes
A peek at the Santa Barbara coast from the Major’s family room. Like most families, everyone in ours plays a different role: The Pilot adheres to a routine, the English major (the Major) is great with...
View ArticleWinter Beginnings | Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb
In 2008, Mr. RGBistro gifted me with a bag of Narcissus bulbs for our first Christmas together, and on New Years’ Eve, we spent an entire day planting them, along with a carload of garden flowers and...
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