Love Preserving Pickled Jalapenos – Recipe! August 21, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 1 Comment on Pickled Jalapenos – Recipe! Pickling is a fun summer activity to do with kids or other family members. If you don’t have a garden, head to your local farmers market and wait until the end and negotiate on a few pounds of vegetables to pickle like cucumbers, cauliflower, onions and my favorite – peppers. Farmers will usually lower the […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell How To Pickle Jalapenos Jalapeno Recipes Pepper Recipes Pickled Jalapenos - Recipe! Pickling Recipes
Love Restaurants Estate Restaurant + Bar – Santa Monica! August 11, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Estate Restaurant + Bar in Santa Monica has only been open for a few weeks and already humming with locals sipping on handcrafted cocktails and house wine. The space is divided by an upper level bar with stools and mirrored glass and a lower level dining room with wooden tables and leather lined chairs and […] Read more » Chef Hisashi Yoshiara Estate Restaurant + Bar - Santa Monica! Estate Santa Monica great bar scene santa monica Great New Hot Spots Los Angeles new dining Santa Monica New Dining Santa Monica 2015
Love Preserving Summer Tomato Salsa – Recipe! July 26, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Being born and raised in Southern California you are exposed to enormous amounts of salsa. It is almost like it is in your blood because of the volumes consumed on a regular basis. In our house, we always have salsa in the refrigerator, and I just love to eat it traditionally with tortilla chips, or […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell Fresh Summer Salsa - Recipe! How to Make Fresh Salsa Mexican Food Recipes Salsa Recipes Summer Tomato Recipes
Love Preserving Green Tomato Jam – Recipe! July 15, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment My yard is filling up with tomatoes as we speak and during the summer months I do a lot of preserving. This year I planted some heirloom Tiger Stripe Green Tomatoes that are lovely to look at and lusciously sweet. I love the darker bold stripes mixed with the lime green base, they make me […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell Green Tomato Jam - Recipe! How to Make Tomato Jam Jam Recipes Summer Jam Recipes Tomato Jam Recipe
Love Preserving Bourbon Pomegranate Soaked Cherries – Recipe! July 7, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 2 Comments on Bourbon Pomegranate Soaked Cherries – Recipe! Tis’ the season to preserve fresh fruit. If you are anything like me, in the summer I tend to have a lot of extra fruit around my house. I grow some fruit in my yard, but I also buy fresh fruit at the farmer’s markets and groceries stores because I just love summer fruit. I […] Read more » Bourbon Pomegranate Soaked Cherries - Recipe! Bourbon Recipes Bourbon Soaked Cherries Recipe cooking with Gena Bell Fresh Cherry Recipes How to Make Bourbon Soaked Cherries
Cookies Love Cowboy Cookies – Recipe! June 21, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Chocolate chips cookies are probably our nation’s favorite cookie. Cowboy cookies are a take on that, but with added oats, coconut and pecans for a hearty treat. These cookies are packed with nutty texture and chocolaty flavor and will satisfy the most manly men. These cookies are perfect for a BBQ, beach party and even […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Cowboy Cookies - Recipe! How to Bake Cowboy Cookies Portable Dessert Recipe Summer Baking
Cookies Love Cocoa Nib Blondies with White Chocolate Glaze – Recipe! June 18, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 1 Comment on Cocoa Nib Blondies with White Chocolate Glaze – Recipe! Blondies are a bar cookie without any chocolate, just the opposite of a brownie. However, I thought why not create a blondie that is both blonde and has a tad of chocolate? I chose cocoa nibs, which is the purest form of chocolate. Cocoa nibs are the actual cocoa bean which is dried and fermented with the […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Bar Cookie Recipe Blondies Recipes Cocoa Nib Blondies with White Chocolate Glaze - Recipe! Cocoa Nib Recipes White Chocolate Blondies Recipe
Love Restaurants Ingo’s Tasty Diner – Santa Monica June 2, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment There’s a new restaurant in town called, Ingo’s Tasty Diner in the old Callahan’s space on Wilshire Blvd by the owner’s of Misfit and La Grande Orange restaurants. The menu is a collection of farm to table favorites made with quality ingredients. As for cocktails, you surely don’t want to miss happy hour which begins […] Read more » Ingo's Tasty Diner - Santa Monica Ingo's Tasty Diner Los Angeles Misfit and La Grande Orange New Restaurants Los Angeles 2015 New Restaurants Santa Monica Restaurant Reviews 2015 Where to Dine in Santa Monica
Love Restaurants Petit Trois – Los Angeles Dining! May 13, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Petit Trois, opened July 2014 by chefs Ludo Lefebvre, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, has some of this cities best French Bistro Cuisine. The restaurant sits next door to their Trois Mec, a more upscale gastronomy infused restaurant, but with similar bar stool ambiance. The small space is quaint and friendly with true foodies […] Read more » best dining los angeles Best French Bistro Restaurant Jon Shook ludo lefebvre New Dining Los Angeles Petit Trois - Los Angeles Dining Petit Trois Hollywood Vinny Dotolo
Cookies Gluten-Free Live Love Chocolate, Cocoa Nib & Hazelnut Meringue Cookies – Recipe! Gluten-Free! May 12, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment My mother is crazy about meringue cookies. I remember the first time I made these cookies, she quickly grabbed the plate and said, “These are mine.” Since then, every time I make meringues of any kind, I think of mom. For Mother’s Day I made two batches, so she would have enough to eat that […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Chocolate Chocolate Meringue Cookie Recipe Cocoa Nib & Hazelnut Meringue Cookies - Recipe! Gluten-Free! Cocoa Nib Cookie Recipe Hazelnut Cookie Recipes How to Bake Meringues Meringue Cookie Recipe
