Part of my job title at KGO Radio is Producer. Producing radio can be a SWEET experience—Literally! Today, Joel Ridell and myself co-produced Gene Burns’s Holiday Cookie Exchange radio show. BTW, Joel is the executive producer of Dining Around With Gene Burns, a popular show KGO Radio broadcasts 10 am to 1 pm on Saturdays. For 3 hours we produced the finals of this annual event where prior to today, listeners emailed or mailed to the station their holiday cookie recipes. November 19 was the cutoff date. We received several hundred recipes which were then whittled down to 25 by programming assistant, Pamela H. These 25 contestants… Read the rest of this entry »

Cooking amnesia has taken hold since boarding school piqued our son’s interest then emptied our nest just two short years ago.  Now my hubby and I trek the streets of San Francisco in search of culinary delights every Saturday morning.  We leash up our ScotJacorgi (our son’s clever breed name for our Scotty/Corgi/Jack Russell mix, Ms. Wendy, and walk to a delectable destination for breakfast (SF is a dog-friendly town. Water stations and doggie biscuits are readily available at many neighborhood eateries should one decide to park one’s four-legged BFs while one dines).

We typically treat ourselves to “off the beaten path,” neighborhoodsy-type eateries as we can nosh on great food without breaking the bank.  On this particular saturday we walked about three-quarters a mile to Sally’s Restaurant & Deli on the corner of DeHaro and 16th streets, and to our delight, they offered a Weekend Special item: “Waffles with Fried Bananas, Nutella & Powdered Sugar – $9.50.” Read the rest of this entry »