Hors d’oeuvres

Stone Fruit Chutney in January

Stone Fruit Chutney in January

Remember all of the wonderfully seasonal stone fruit you put up in jars last summer? The incredible peaches, plums and nectarines you bought in bulk at the farmers market in August and spent an entire day making perfect in Ball jars? Well here is a…

Fuyu Persimmons

Fuyu Persimmons

Fuyu Persimmons are in abundance right now at the markets in Northern California. They should be used and celebrated! Below is a very easy appetizer to serve as a first course or as part of an hors d’oeuvre party. If you want to make it…

Duck Rillettes

Duck Rillettes

With the holidays quickly approaching here is an idea for an easy hors d’oeuvre from us to you. Rillettes is simply potted meat. This can be made easily at home with the following recipe or purchased from a butcher/deli counter at an excellent market (any…

Peaches & Cream

Peaches & Cream

Looking for a sexy late summer food pairing? Look no further… Whether it be freshly made chèvre from a local herd of Tomales Bay goats at White Whale Farm or thickened creme fraiche (we make ours using Sonoma & Marin county cream) turned into a…

BLC serves it up backstage for Lenny Kravitz

BLC serves it up backstage for Lenny Kravitz

It was a big Sunday night rocknroll show at the William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre in Berkeley, Ca and we were there to make sure everyone backstage was well fed. We make sure to have plenty of house made pickles and preserves to serve up…