Homemade Hot Chocolate, Merry X-Mas!!
2.5c lowfat milk
3oz semisweet chocolate

As many of you know, my cookbook Kitchen Revelry is organized around a calendar, and the first chapter is September.  September – and Labor Day – historically is a period of transition:  Back to school, fall, the beginning of the holiday and social season...

Summer is in its full glory!  Want to beat the heat with less time in the kitchen and have more time for Revelry? Here’s a few of my recipes to take advantage of the seasons bounty.
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Cocktails anyone?  Tequila, lime, agave and soda.

Spring has arrived in Los Angeles; I can smell it in the air – literally!  The return of sundress-and-sandals months is always heralded at my house by the sweet scent of citrus flowers wafting in from our beautiful tree, filling my head with visions...