Cookies Desserts Food Love Easy Oatmeal Toffee Graham Bars – Recipe! May 1, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 1 Comment on Easy Oatmeal Toffee Graham Bars – Recipe! I love the flavor of buttery rich toffee and in our house, especially around the holidays, my mom stirs up batches of toffee for every person in the family. I was hoping to expand our toffee horizons and include toffee in a baked treat, so we can eat it all year long. I like having […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell bar recipes cookie recipes Easy Bar Recipes Easy Oatmeal Toffee Graham Bars - Recipe! Oatmeal Bars Recipe Toffee Bar Recipe
Ice Cream Love Coconut Pineapple Margarita Pops – Recipe! Perfect for Cinco de Mayo! April 29, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Margaritas are a favorite cocktail served at most Mexican restaurants or at home for parties or fiestas. I know my family has blended up their fair share of a fruit, sugar, tequila with lots of ice at many birthdays, holidays and family dinners. Margaritas are usually served blended or on the rocks with a salted […] Read more » Adult Popsicle Recipes Coconut PIneapple Margarita Pops - Recipe! Coconut Pineapple Margarita Recipe cooking with Gena Bell Margarita Pops Recipe! Margarita Recipes Popsicle Recipes
Love Preserving Loquat Freezer Jam – Recipe! April 22, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 2 Comments on Loquat Freezer Jam – Recipe! Loquats, native to China, are a tangy yellowish-orange fruit found in warm areas of the United States including California, Texas and Southern Georgia. The trees can grow as high as thirty three feet, but most Loquat trees are much smaller. In Mexico, they call the loquat, misperos and it is used on the alter to […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell How to Make Jam Jam Recipes Loquat Freezer Jam - Recipe! Loquat Jam Recipe Spring Jam Recipes What to do with Loquats
Love Restaurants Love & Salt, Manhattan Beach – Great New Restaurant! March 22, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Love & Salt in Manhattan Beach sits on the main drag among the beachy storefronts of Manhattan Beach Blvd. The California fresh cuisine with Italian influences was created by Chef Michael Fiorelli, former Sous Chef at La Terranea and co-owners Guy and Sylvie Gabriele, former owners of Cafe Pierre. The open kitchen and modern rustic […] Read more » Best New Italian Restaurants Los Angeles Chef Michael Fiorelli Farm to Table Dining Los Angeles Love & Salt Manhattan Beach Love & Salt Manhattan Beach - Great New Restaurant! Love & Salt Manhattan Beach Reviews New Dining Manhattan Beach
Love Restaurants Hutchinson Cocktails & Grill, Los Angeles. Original Beef Rendang Recipe! March 11, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Hutchinson Cocktails & Grill – a new Steakhouse style restaurant on La Cienega in Los Angeles with Indonesian influences. Richard Hutchinson, who the restaurant is named after, spent over 20 years in Sumatra as a geologist. Indonesian cooking became a family staple and passed down through the generations. The restaurant itself has large booths and a […] Read more » Beef Rendang Recipe Hot New Restaurants Los Angeles Hutchinson Cocktails & Grill Hutchinson Cocktails & Grill Los Angeles Hutchinson Cocktails and Grill Steakhouse Indonesian Food Los Angeles Los Angeles with Beef Rendang Recipe! New Steakhouses Los Angeles
Love Restaurants NYC Dining 2015 – Jean Georges, Marea, Gato, Batard…. March 6, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I love New York City, I would go any day of the week. I love the people, theatre and most of all the restaurants. My husband and I have some standard classics that we visit every time we go and we try and add some new ones with each visit. This year, we went for my birthday, […] Read more » Batard...... Becco Dough Gato Hot New Restaurants NYC 2015 Jean Georges Levain Marea NYC Dining 2015 NYC Dining 2015 - Jean Georges Where to Dine in New York City
Cookies Love Pistachio Coconut & Chocolate Biscotti – Recipe! March 1, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I love biscotti, especially with a hot drink. Winter is the perfect biscotti time because hot drinks are consumed so often when it is cold outside. Even if you live in a warm weather state like California, there is nothing better than a hot cup of coffee or espresso with fresh biscotti. Biscotti, or twice […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Biscotti Recipe cookie recipes Favorite Biscotti Recipes How to Bake Biscotti Italian Cookie Recipes Pistachio Coconut Chocolate Biscotti - Recipe!
Love Restaurants Pez Cantina – Downtown Los Angeles! Vamos! February 17, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Pez Cantina, a beach inspired new Mexican restaurant in downtown Los Angeles on Bunker Hill. Former executive chef of Patina, Bret Thompson is cooking some Baja classics with a fresher touch. The space is airy and open to the outside business complex with a nice bar area and friendly staff. As for the food, […] Read more » Chef Bret Thompson Mexican Cuisine Los Angeles new dining downtown los angeles New Hot Spot New Mexican Dining Los Angeles new restaurants los angeles Pez Cantina - Downtown Los Angeles
Love Travel SY Kitchen – Santa Ynez, a great dining spot! February 6, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Last weekend my husband and I celebrated our anniversary and we had the opportunity to visit one of our favorite places, Santa Ynez. The area is famous for its Pinot Noir, especially since the movie Side Ways, but we love it for so much more. The hospitality in the valley is always accommodating and our favorite place […] Read more » a great dining spot in the valley! Dine at SY Kitchen Dining with Gena Bell Great New Restaurants Santa Ynez Santa Ynez Valley Restaurants SY Kitchen - Santa Ynez
Love Restaurants Cadet Restaurant – New Santa Monica Dining December 16, 2014 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Cadet Restaurant — the creation of Jeff Weinstein, The Counter and Kris Tominaga, The Hart + Hunter — opened just over a month ago on Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica. The missed matched dining chairs along with large wooden bar give this place a true rustic feel along with the wood burning oven stationed behind […] Read more » Cadet Restaurant Santa Monica Chef Kris Tominaga dining in Santa Monica Dining Reviews Gena Bell French Country Restaurants Los Angeles Jeff Weinstein The Counter New Dining Santa Monica 2014