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Photo Essay: Meals on Wheels Gala 2019, part 1

The first of two photo essays for the San Francisco Meals on Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala fundraiser of 2019 featuring the appetizers and vintners.

My partner AJ and I are big supporters of Meals on Wheels. They’re a vital part of the community, providing meals to homebound seniors throughout the country. This year, I wasn’t able to attend the annual San Francisco Star Chefs and Vintners Gala but I was able to send AJ!

The Gala raised $3.3 million, which is enough income to provide 640,000 meals. It’s about 22% of their annual $15 million budget. Though I missed the event and the food, AJ was able to capture the event in all its glory. There’s no way I’m missing next year!

(I’ll be sharing more photos from the event later this week. In the meanwhile, you can check out photos from the 2018 Gala part 1 and part 2.)

Special thanks to Meals on Wheels San Francisco for providing tickets to the Star Chefs and Vintners’ Gala. I was not monetarily compensated for this post and all opinions are my own.

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Apricot and Blueberry Cake

This apricot and blueberry cake is a delightful summer coffee cake that uses summer stone fruit and berries along with moist almond flour.

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In the pantheon of summer fruit, apricots surprisingly fall LOW on my list of must haves, especially for fruit to add to cakes. I’ve made numerous summer coffee cake recipes, including peach and blueberry cake, strawberry coffee cake, Earl Grey blueberry coffee cake and cherry buckle cake.

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Strawberry Rhubarb Galette

This easy and rustic strawberry rhubarb galette, otherwise known as a crostata, is a free-form tart and the best fruit galette recipe for springtime!

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If you’ve never made a galette, know that it’s way easier to make than it looks. Easier than a layer cake and more rustic and casual than a pie.

I’ve made mini mixed berry galettes with chocolate crust before. I’ve made plum galettes before. I’ve even made fancy pants poached mead pear galettes! Galettes are the little black dress of desserts.

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Rhubarb Chutney [Sponsored Post]

This savory and sweet rhubarb chutney is sophisticated and easy-to-make and is a great addition to any charcuterie and cheese plate.

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This post was sponsored by Safeway. I was compensated for this post and for developing the recipe. However, all opinions below are completely my own.

For me, the sign that we are FIRMLY into Spring season isn’t the warmer weather or the flowers blooming. It’s the appearance of rhubarb in the stores! I’m a fan of the long vibrant red stalks that are often paired with strawberries. But strawberry rhubarb isn’t the only ingredient combination out there and pies aren’t the only thing you can make with rhubarb. Rhubarb Ginger chutney is my new favorite thing!

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Vegetarian Breakfast Tacos (with mushrooms and eggs)

These vegetarian breakfast tacos are a great way to start the morning. The mushrooms and eggs satisfy even the meat eaters in the house!

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vegetarian breakfast tacos with mushrooms and egg.

Recently there was one of those HILARIOUS lists on one of those viral websites (BuzzWorthyUpNowFeed or something like that) that talks about random things that Americans do in movies/tv shows that the rest of the world do not. This includes that fact that every American family not only has a baseball in their house (not in their garage, but in their house) and will immediately grab it when they hear a sound and go investigate (why don’t they just call the police instead?), how Americans always have a bag of frozen peas in the freezer ready to put on a bruised or injured body part (but apparently it is actually never used for food) and how all American family moms and dads eat full plated breakfasts in the morning before work, and they are often interrupted by their scantily clad daughters walking out to work, which results in an indignant fatherly talk about appropriate school attire as they drop their toast into their scrambled eggs.

Let the record show, I rarely eat a full breakfast in the morning.

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Beet Pickled Deviled Eggs with Za’atar and Tahini

These stunning Beet Pickled Deviled Eggs use both Mediterranean Za’atar spice blend and tahini in the filling for an unforgettable standout dish! (J

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Beet Pickled Deviled Eggs with Za'atar and Tahini.

Year before I started my blog I catered a co-worker’s baby shower. It was my gift to her, though, in retrospect, I had bitten off more than I could chew. I made everything out of my tiny kitchen, feeding a party of 50+ people. I made mac and cheese, deviled eggs and cupcakes along with a number of other dishes that I can’t even remember. I’m not really made out for catering, and though I survived the experience, I can’t say I really enjoyed it or wanted to revisit it.

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