Family Style Favorite Things Laugh Love Mexican Favorites – Recipes! March 7, 2017 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Mexican food is one of my favorite cuisines — it might be because I was raised in Anaheim, CA with a high concentration of Hispanic people or the fact that my mom used to drive us to San Felipe, Mexico as kids, to stay on the beach and eat tamales. Either way, I have loved […] Read more » Carnitas Recipes cooking with Gena Bell How to Make Mexican Food Mexican Cooking Mexican Favorites - Recipes! Mexican food Mexican Recipes Taco Recipes
Cake Desserts Favorite Things Food Laugh Live Love Whole Grains Sunday Baking Favorites – Recipes! March 5, 2017 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Sundays are usually the day we organize, shop and prepare meals for the week ahead. I like to spend some part of my Sunday baking, whether it be for my family to have treats in their lunches, dessert for a party or bread to slice and toast for a quick breakfast. I think Sunday offers […] Read more » Baking Recipes Baking with Gena Bell Bread Recipes Cake Reciipes cookie recipes Muffins Recipes Sunday Baking Sunday Baking Favorites - Recipes!
Favorite Things Food Love Main Courses Heart Warming Favorites – Recipes! February 19, 2017 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment It has been wet and chilly here in Southern California and now we are getting just a taste of how the rest of the country feels during the winter months. In light of the damp, not so perfect weather, I thought I would put together a list of Heart Warming Favorites to make this week, […] Read more » Chilis Comfort Food Recipes cooking with Gena Bell Heart Warming Favorites - Recipes! Hearty Recipes Slow Cooker Recipes Soups Winter Recipes
Love Preserving Beet Greens & Basil Pesto – Recipe! February 13, 2017 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 1 Comment on Beet Greens & Basil Pesto – Recipe! If you are looking for ideas about what to do with those beet greens that you are tearing off the top of your beets and tossing in the trash, Beet Greens & Basil Pesto is the answer. This pesto recipe has a slightly tart bite and rich umami flavor that is great when tossed with […] Read more » Beet Greens & Basil Pesto - Recipe! Beet Greens Recipe Best Pesto Recipe cooking with Gena Bell Pesto Recipe Preserving Basil
Love Restaurants n/naka, Los Angeles! February 3, 2017 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I finally made it to n/naka in Los Angeles and wow, did it impress. Niki Nakayama is a Los Angeles born chef, owner and operator of n/naka. The Modern Kaiseki thirteen-course menu focuses on local produce, some of which is grown in the chefs own backyard, and the freshest seafood, either fished close to home, […] Read more » Best Japanese Cuisine Los Angeles Best Seafood Los Angeles Best Sushi Los Angeles Best Tasting Menu Los Angeles Chef Niki Nakayama Kaiseki Cuisine n n/naka n/naka Restaurant Review West Los Angeles!
Cookies Love Confetti Sugar Cookies – Recipe! January 24, 2017 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Funfetti is a boxed cake mix filled with colorful pastel candy pieces that is quite popular with the kids today. In the same spirit, but with a homemade flair, I wanted to make a cookie that is easy to make with all the colorful kid-loving charm. These Confetti Sugar Cookies are buttery rich and delightfully […] Read more » Baking Baking with Gena Bell Best Sugar Cookies Confetti Sugar Cookies - Recipe! Cookies Recipe Funfetti Sugar Cookies How to Make Sugar Cookies
Favorite Things Food Love Main Courses Sunday Supper Favorites – Recipes! January 15, 2017 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Sundays are a special day of the week to stay home, relax and prepare a recipe that might or might not, take a little longer to cook. I find myself flipping through cookbooks discovering recipes, that I have overlooked, or haven’t tried in a while. I find inspiration from other authors and create meals based […] Read more » Best Recipes 2017 cooking with Gena Bell Family Dinner Recipes Family Style Cooking Sunday Recipes Sunday Supper Favorites - Recipes! Sunday Suppers
Cake Favorite Things Laugh Love Salted Chocolate Butter Cake – Recipe! January 2, 2017 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Over the holidays Santa brought me a new cookbook, French Country Cooking by Mimi Thorisson. The book begins with her story of moving from Paris to No 1 rue de Loudenne in the Medoc region of France. Mimi and her husband renovate a former hotel with historic notoriety, owned previously by a famous local cook […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Best Chocolate Cake Recipe French Country Cookbooks French Country Cooking French Recipes Mimi Thorisson Salted Chocolate Butter Cake - Recipe!
Favorite Things Love Holiday Gift Guide – Some of My Favorite Cookbooks this Season! December 1, 2016 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Holidays are about family, friends and the gift of giving. Here are some Cookbook ideas for the conscientious cook in your life or the person that aspires to be. These are my picks of the season, which I know will brighten anyone’s holiday and definitely warm their kitchen. Happy Giving! Cookbooks Mario Batali – Big […] Read more » Best Cookbooks 2016 Cookbooks Gift Ideas from Gena Bell Great Cookbooks Holiday Cookbook Guide Holiday Gift Guide - Some of my Favorite Cookbooks this Season! Holiday Gifts Holiday Shopping Ideas Mario Batali Nancy Silverton Naomi Pomeroy
Love Travel Travel Hunter Valley & Sydney, Australia – Eat, Drink & Explore! November 25, 2016 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment We just returned from a two+ week vacation in Australia and I must say, it was lovely. Our last stop was in Sydney, where we first visited Hunter Valley, for a few days in the wine country. We had been to Hunter Valley fourteen years ago, while we were on our honeymoon and fell in love […] Read more » Australia - Eat Drink & Be Merry! Eleven Bridge Sydney Hunter Valley & Sydney Hunter Valley Travel Hunter Valley Wine Lodging Sydney Quay Sydney Sydney Australia Travel Sydney Wine Sydney
