Dinner Party

Meatball Lasagna


Tonight I'm having a dinner party for six friends, I have been cooking all day. On the menu is a Ceaser Salad with Tuscan Toast Croutons (find recepe for toast in search this blog) and Patsy's Meatball Lasagna, for dessert were having fresh Orange Sorbet (my friend Rosie is bringing the Sorbet, I'll have to get her to share the recipe).

This Lasagna recipe is from Patsy's in New York, it is time consuming but well worth the effort.  I make a full batch of the meatballs and freeze the other half, there the best.

This is so good............

Mozza Pizzeria

Mozza Pizzeria


Lunch yesterday with Sis was at one of our favorite pizzerias, Mozza  www.mozza-la.com We were on our way to the LA flower market and decieded we would have lunch. At the same time we said Mozza, we looked at the time and it was 11:45, perfect time to go without reservations, if your there by 12 noon when they open up you have a good chance to get a seat at the pizza bar, we were lucky as there was only 8 people lineded up to get in when we first arrived but by the time the doors open there were over 20.

The food is outstanding, the pizza is the best in LA. Look at there menu there is a great line up of different pizzas. We lunched on a chopped salad of fresh greens, lightly tossed with salami and provolone cheese and a wonderful oil and vinager dressing, along with the margareta pizza. All I can say is YUMMY.

Do yourself a favor if you love pizza try it, there is three month wait to get in but if your there at 12 and 6 pm you will enjoy one of the two bars....

Donna Hay Magazine

Donna Hay


I was turned on to this wonderful magazine by one of my favorite chefs Sis. It's filled with great receipts, advice and photo's. Pick up the web site on my favorite links.
Enjoy...........

Tomato and Pepper Salad

 Tomato and Pepper Salad



This salad and the baby back ribs were dinner last night. I served them with a round loaf of French bread (perfect to soak up the juice of the salad) along with a custard tart Sis made (she is sending the recipe to share). After dinner we enjoyed chilled glasses of my favorite Villa Carlotti Prosecco.


This dish was a end of summer regular in my house as a child, my father called it Salada and would make it a few  times a week when our garden was in full harvest. It's delicious and easy to make......

Spare ribs

Spare Ribs
This is one of my favorite ways of making ribs since I don't have a grill, (yes, no grill). And even when I had one I still made them this way, so give them a try and if you want to use the grill you can at the end......

LA Dodgers

La Dodgers


Went to my first Dodgers game last night, (I've only been here two years). The all meat hot dogs were a major hit with everyone,  smother them in ketchup and mustard with a few onions and you have your own home run.

Brownies

Chocolate Brownies

I had a craving for these today so I made a batch, their moist and delicious. There is only one problem, you can't stop eating them.................. 

Corn

Fresh corn off the cob.         


This is soooooooo good it pops in your mouth with a  wonderful butter taste. Dinner tonight was this delicious corn with heirloom tomatoes and breaded cod fillets.


4 ears fresh sweet corn
2 tablespoon butter
salt
pepper
large iron skillet


Wash and cut corn from the cob, melt butter in skillet add corn, season to taste. Cover and cook on low heat for about 30 min or until corn is slightly tender. Let corn sit in covered pan 10 min more with heat off. Serve