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Sunday Mornings, Please Do Not Disturb (Sponsored Post)

foodgal — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:35 +0000

Peace. Quiet. Two simple things in short supply these days. With weekdays full of honking cars during dreaded commute traffic, ring tones that jolt, emails that never cease and all manner of pinging high-tech gadgets tethered to us 24-7, our lives are assaulted by so much noise – both figuratively and literally. So, when Folgers [...]

Moroccan Made Easy (A Bonus Post For the Week)

foodgal — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:25:20 +0000

Creating the exotic flavors of Morocco in your own kitchen just got a whole lot easier, thanks to Chef Mourad Lahlou of San Francisco’s Aziza restaurant His new line of gourmet spices, mixes and sauces for Williams-Sonoma transports you to this faraway land with its heady fragrances and flavors. Recently, I had a chance to [...]

Your Chance to Try the Food Gal App, Cindy Pawlcyn Celebrates with Cake, and More

foodgal — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:25:29 +0000

Try the Mini Food Gal App — For Free Yes, now here’s your chance to try a mini version of my Food Gal “Ultimate Guide to Bay Area Dining” – for free. Available at the iTunes store, the free version has 21 recommended restaurants on it. If you like what you see, you can download [...]

A Visit to Hutong, Err, Betelnut

foodgal — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:26:21 +0000

Forgive this post for being a little schizoid. But when I visited the former Betelnut restaurant in San Francisco last month, it had recently revamped its interior and menu and had renamed itself Hutong restaurant. But after a lackluster review from the San Francisco Chronicle, Hutong abruptly became Betelnut again. Fortunately, many of the [...]

Greek Yogurt Cake

foodgal — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:25:30 +0000

Yogurt does a body good. This cake has plenty of yogurt in it. Ergo, this cake is bona fide health food. OK, maybe not. But can you blame me for trying? Especially when this “Greek Yogurt Cake” is so moist and tender, with a wonderful tang to it? The recipe is from the new cookbook, [...]