The trout opener in the Eastern Sierras took place this last weekend and a gorgeous fresh rainbow trout found its way to my house on Monday in the form of an offering from a friend who was kind enough to bring it on over.

I’m not knocking gefilte fish, but that’s not our jam here; this is Passover, Bombay-Baghdadi style.

–That’s what my cousin Tami said about the cake I made for her dad (my Uncle Eddie) on his 80th bday in Vegas last weekend.

The warmth of holiday season makes its way up to your cheeks as Scandinavian style glögg slides down your throat.

When art historian Debra Wacks had a birthday this last weekend, I pounced on artist Yves Klein.

Five days after the harvest and stomp, when the sugars turned to alcohol, we pressed the juice out through the skins with the kind of Italian press that has been used for thousands of years.

Our 2016 backyard grape stomp was epic!

This baby’s mom and dad are both triathletes and  I completely enjoyed doing their baby shower cake!

Here’s a birthday cake I did this weekend for a retired Air Force pilot.