California Recipes
Apricots
Fresh apricots are available in June
at the ranch on Piedmont road between Calaveras and Yosemite.
Apricot
Recipes
Recipes in family-sized servings, as well as in sizes for food
services and restaurants. Check out the low fat recipes as well.
Apricot
Recipes
Pasta salad, Basil dressing, Stuffed chicken, Cobbler, Dessert
Topping, Breakfast cake, and more.
California
Apricot Council Recipes
Try these great ways to prepare Apricots. Apricots are high in
vitamins A (beta-carotene) and C, a good source of potassium,
low fat and sodium free!
Artichokes
Artichoke
Recipes
From the California Artichoke
Advisory Board: Artichoke Napolean, Fettucini with Artichokes
and Ham, Artichoke hors d'oeuvre with Sweet Anise and Chick Pea
Dip, and more.
Asian
Asian Recipes
We have a large Asian community here in Milpitas. This helpful
site has recipes from each culture as well as lots of information
about herbal remedies and Asian culture.
Bubble
Tea Recipes
The beauty of Bubble Tea is the versatility of this drink.
Please play with the recipes and come up with your own creations.
Yan
Can Cook
An all new season of Yan Can Cook airing on your local PBS Station!
Recipes here.
Avocados
Best
Guacamole
Submitted by: Kathy Shaw. The real trick to great guacamole is
to use good avocados. Make sure your avocados are ripe and of
the Haas variety.
Cali's Kids
Encourage your kids to eat avocados by using the tasty recipes
and playing the fun games on this site for kids.
California
Avacado Recipes
Guacamole and avacado recipes submitted to the California Avocado
Commission website. Receive free avacado recipe each month via
email.
Baked Goodies
Baker's Square French Silk Pie
The trick is to substitute buttermilk for regular milk.
California Earthquake Cake
Coconut and nuts are topped with chocolate cake mix. Then powdered sugar is poured in a criss-crossed pattern on top before baking.
El Torito's Sweet Corn Cake
Here's how they make that sweet corn bread.
Ghirardelli Chocolate Inspired Desserts
With the best chocolate in the world made just up the road in San Leandro, we can't get enough of chocolate treats!
San Francisco Sourdough French Bread
If you're a bread lover, nothing beats the tangy taste and chewy
texture of true San Francisco French style sourdough bread. From
its hard crust to its soft interior, this bread has a unique
flavor that is hard to resist.
San Francisco Sourdough Recipes
Here in Milpitas we take these recipes for granted - crab dip
on sourdough, sourdough french toast, and more.
Cherries
Bing
or Black Cherry Flan - Clafouti
In central France, this custardy fruit dessert is known as clafoutis.
It can be made with a variety of fresh fruits, but plump, glossy
dark sweet cherries are the traditional first choice.
Bing
Cherry Walnut Oatmeal Crumble
Rather like apple crisp but made with fresh Bing Cherries.
Bing
Cherry Salad - Port Wine and Bing Cherry Salad
The wonderful flavor of Bing Cherries enchanced and enriched
with Port Wine.. simply irresistable!
Cherry
Recipes
Crispy Romaine Salad with Smoked Turkey and Bing Cherries, Balsamic
Vinaigrette, Duck with Cherries, and Cherry Pie from the California
Cherry Advisory Commission.
Cream
Cake with Bing Cherry Sauce
This is an elegant, yet simple cake to make for a special occasion.
The white cake is layered with a vanilla pudding in the middle,
frosted with sweetened whipped cream, dusted with chocolate curls
and served with a warm bing cherry sauce.
Dates and Figs
California
Fig Ideas A to Z
From the California Fig Advisory Board. A bunch of quick, easy
ideas of what to do with your backyard crop of figs.
Cooking
With Dates
Versatile California Dates go well with many other fruits, and
are compatible in compotes, salads, and desserts. Provided by
the California Date Administrative Committee.
Fig
Newton Bars
The cakes took their name from the Massachusetts town of Newton,
which is a suburb of Boston. Here's a recipe to let you make
these popular bars with figs from your back yard tree.
Fig
Recipes
When Cato advocated the conquest of Carthage, he used as his
crowning argument the advantage of acquiring fruits as glorious
as the North African figs. Now these grow in profusion in Milpitas
back yards.
Just
Fruit Recipes - Date Recipes
A couple of dozen recipes to suit every craving for dates.
Just
Fruit Recipes - Fig Recipes
A couple of dozen recipes to suit every craving for figs.
Valley
Fig Growers' Recipes
If your busy schedule leaves little time to plan or eat balanced
meals, keep dried figs on hand as a kitchen-cabinet staple. Here
are some quick ways to add figs, and more nutrition, to your
everyday favorite dishes.
Fruit
California
Advacado Fruit Salad
Mixed greens, kiwi, advacado, grapefruit and strawberries make
a tangy summer salad.
Fruit Cake Recipe
At the top of this page is a humorous look at fruit cake baking,
but at the bottom are links for real fruit cake recipes.
Grapes and Raisins
Double
Boiler Raisin Bread Pudding for Two
It IS so good, it may serve just one! A layer of brown sugar
on the bottom of the pan makes a delectable sauce for the pudding,
while also protecting the custard from contact with the hot pan.
Raisin Country
Recipes
Not only are California Raisins a simply delicious snack, they
also make a fantastic addition to all of your favorite recipes.
Great natural or cooked, there are thousands of ways to enjoy
the wholesome goodness of California Raisins.
Sun-maid
Recipes
This collection includes many of our classic recipes that have
been enjoyed by generations of families.
Halloween
Gory Goodies
Drinks,
Dips,
Snacks, & Appetizers, Breads,
Main Dishes,
Desserts
and Other
Good Ideas
Hispanic
California
Wrap Sandwich
What you get when you mix California cuisine with a big Mexican
tortilla.
Chicken
Tortilla Casserole California-Style
A family favorite! I often make it to freeze in portions for
my family to take to work (reheats easily in a microwave). I
generally make this as low-fat as possible using skim milk, lowfat
cheeses, tortillas & soups.
Cinco
De Mayo Recipes
From the California Avacado
Commission: Soft Tacos Delicioso; Black Bean, Grilled Flank
Steak and Guacamole Tostada Stack; Fresh Fiesta Vegetable Platter;
and Guacamole.
Flautas
de Pollo y Pasas and Avocado & California Raisin Dip
Flautas, small flute shaped snacks are rolled corn tortillas
which contains simple meat fillings. This and other tasty Mexican
recipes from the California
Raisin Committee.
Mexican
Recipes
Your home for great Mexican food recipes, meal ideas and cooking
advice.
Jams and Jellies
Kumquat
Marmalade
I don't think there is anything else you CAN do with kumquats
BUT make marmalade! They are so sour!
Pyracantha
Jelly
You don't have to let the robins eat all those lovely, red pyracantha
berries!
Lemons and Oranges
Lemon
Pudding Squares
Most Milpitas and Silicon Valley homes have at least one Meyer
Lemon tree. Here's a favorite recipe for this sweet lemon.
Sunkist
Healthy Recipes
Calorie counting low fat recipes featuring citrus fruits and
juices.
Sunkist
Yummy Smoothie Recipes
Recipes you to help you use up your backyard lemon or orange
crop for smoothie shakes.
Meats
Favorite
Recipes for Delicious Lamb Dishes
4 all new Baby Back Ribs recipes! Classic Veal Recipes!
and try the Spicy Lamb Leg Steaks. From Rosen & Sons.
Grilled
Rack of Lamb over Rosemary Fig Sauce
This and several dozen more recipes from the California Sheep
Commission.
In-N-Out
Double-Double
This is a recipe for making what I believe is the best hamburger
in the world. The secret to duplicating this and other fast-food
burgers is getting the beef patties real thin...about 1/4 inch-thick.
Mushrooms
MykoWeb: Mushrooms, Fungi,
Mycology
Learn to identify wild mushrooms with this Bay Area group, and
once you are sure you have found edible mushrooms, here you'll
also find recipes to suit your pallate.
Nuts
Almonds
Are In
From Chinese stir fry to top notch restaurant recipes. Tips for
cooking with almonds from Graham Kerr.
Pistachio Facts and Recipes
California pistachios are excellent "keepers" when stored properly. To keep them at their freshest, store pistachios in a refrigerated airtight container or keep them in the freezer for long-term storage.
California
Walnut Recipes
Starting with Ricotta and Apricot Walnut Crepes. From the The
California Walnut Commission.
Walnuts Recipes
Walnuts have been around for millions of years, and a crop here
in California for more than a century!
Olives and Olive
Oil
Homecooks
Olive Dish
Meryl Bennan throws in some mothering advice among her recipes
for dishes featuring olives.
Olive Oil Source
Olive trees look so lovely... until they begin dropping black
olives all over the place. Here's a resource for dealing with
your olive crop, or having it pressed into gourmet olive oil.
Pears
California
Bartlett Pear Recipes
Quick ideas for breakfast. lunch or dessert, as well as elaborate
recipes featuring pears.
Plums and Prunes
California Dried Plum Recipes
California Dried Plums are the not-so-secret ingredients that make everything from appetizers and salads to entrÁes and desserts irresistible…and good for you, too!
Sunsweet Recipes
Sweets and desserts made with Suunsweet prunes.
Poultry
California
Chicken Salad
Onto each of 2 individual plates arrange half of the lettuce;
decoratively arrange half of the chicken, cantaloupe, and avocado
over lettuce.
California
Turkey Chili
In a skillet, heat oil over low heat. Add bell peppers, onions,
and garlic. Cook until tender. Then, add beans, tomatoes, water,
turkey, chili powder, coriander, red pepper flakes, and salt.
Simmer 25 minutes.
Charbroiled
Turkey California Sandwich Roll
Turkey steaks served up on tortillas.
Willie Bird Turkeys
Willy Bird Turkeys
Probably the best free-range turkeys in the state. You can order
them from this website. Famous for their quality and taste.
Pomegranates
California
Pomegranates
What can you do with these tantalizing seeds? Should you chew
and swallow or spit them out after getting out all the juice?
From appetizers to desserts.
Potatoes
California
Carbonara Potato Skins
Deep-fried potato skins tossed with McCormick California Style
Garlic Powder and topped with Alfredo sauce, crumbled bacon,
shredded Parmesan cheese, and sliced scallions.
Chef
de Cuisine: Potato Recipes
The newly developed White Rose (California long white) grown
only in Arizona and California, is becoming a popular all-purpose
potato.
Delicious
Sweetpotato Recipes
Come try Crispy Sweetpotato Wedges, Sweetpotato Leek, Sweetpotato
Chicken Oriental and other great recipes from the The Sweet Potato
Council of California.
Restaurants
Marzetti Recipes
T. Marzetti has a plant on Yosemite Dr. Here are recipes that
feature their dressings.
Recipes from Central California Restaurants
Salads, main dishes and desserts gleaned from San Joaquin Valley chefs.
Services
Group of America subsidiary McCabe's Quality Foods , Inc.
Seasonal recipes from this Milpitas food distributor. Restaurant
quality recipes.
Rice
California
Nori Rolls
These rolls are great to bring to parties, as everyone with be
impressed with how beautiful and yummy they are. They are also
very lowfat.
California
Rice Commission: Recipes
Specialty varieties of rice grown in California can be used in
each of these recipes.
California
Rice Oil Company Recipes
As this page grows we will be adding recipes from well known
chefs and other users of rice bran oil.
Rancho
California Rice
Ronald Reagan's favorite rice recipe. (From when he was governor.)
Seafood
California
Seafood Council Seafood Recipes
Chef John Pisto created and prepared these recipes in a special
series of 6 shows highlighting California Seafood and local fishermen.
Red
Lobster Culinary Center
Buying guide for fresh fish and how to cook a Maine lobster.
Strawberries
Strawberries:
Juicy summer recipes
Make the most of the season's finest with our round-up of Delia's
brightest berry recipes.
Strawberry
Recipes: Palate Pleasing!
If you really want to indulge, preview the quick and easy recipes
we've included to please your palate. From dips and drinks, to
salads and sauces, to glorious glazes, toppings, pies and cakes,
we've got the goods on cooking with strawberries. The California
Strawberry Commission.
Vegetables
California Asparagus
Asparagus "tips," recipes, and even a fun page for
kids.
California Tomato Growers
Check the Chef's Recipes for elegant recipes featuring California tomatoes from 4-star restaurants around the world.
California Zucchini Quiche
If you are a lacto-ovo vegetarian, here's a great dish to use
up that big zucchini.
Famous Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Revenge of the chocolate zucchini bread. To get back at my ex-husband,
I had to use the dessert he loved most. By Paulina Borsook.
Pepper Fool
California vendor of hot sauces has an abundance of Mexican and
Chinese hot pepper recipes.
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California Cookbooks
The Tra Vigne Cookbook : Seasons in the California Wine Country
by Michael Chiarello, et al; Hardcover
- Chinese
Cooking for Dummies
by Martin Yan
- Writing in his signature enthusiasm and humor, acclaimed
Chef Martin Yan offers simple recipes, techniques, and tips that
masterfully blend Chinese tradition with American innovation.
The Asian Grocery Store Demystified
by Linda Bladholm, Jonathan Eismann
The California Pizza Kitchen Cookbook
by Larry Flax, et al; Hardcover
- The Naked Chef
- The Naked Chef Takes Off
by Jamie Oliver
- The 'Naked' part of Naked Chef refers to the cooking. His
style is to strip down recipes into simple, tasty, quick and
easy food. (Featured on the Almond Growers website.)
The
Best of Vietnamese & Thai Cooking : Favorite Recipes from
Lemon Grass Restaurant and Cafes
by MAI PHAM
Weaving a fascinating memoir amidst her splendid recipes, Mai
Pham recreates the almost magical reverence with which food was
prepared and enjoyed in the Vietnam and Thailand of her childhood.
Pham owns the Lemon Grass Restaurant and Cafes in Sacramento.
Filipino
Cuisine: Recipes from the Islands (Red Crane Cookbook Series)
by Gerry G. Gelle, Michael O'Shaughnessy (Photographer)
`Filipino Cuisine' by Gerry G. Gelle is a new title that should
replace the old standard `The Philippine Cookbook' by Reynaldo
Alejandro, which has been out for about 22 years.
Under the Tuscan Sun
by Frances Mayes
Frances Mayes brings the lyrical voice of a poet, the eye of
a seasoned traveler, and the discerning palate of a cook and
food writer to invite readers to explore the pleasures of Italian
life and to feast at her table.
Great Taste, Slim Waist: Delicious, Low-Fat,
Fast and Healthy Recipes from California's Multicultural Cuisine
by Joan E. Deady
The recipes are based on California cuisine which calls for fresh
ingredients to blend and accentuate the food of Asia, Mexico,
France and the Mediterranean. The recipes use healthy ingredients
such as canola oil or olive oil instead of butter. Not only are
the recipes healthy, the presentations are beautiful and the
food is delicious!
California: Selected Recipes from California's
Favorite Cookbooks
by Gwen McKee (Editor), Barbara Moseley (Editor)
Set your taste buds to enjoy fresher, lighter, healthier, prettier,
more delectable cuisine than ever before-Fisherman's Wharf Garlic
Prawns, Pebble Beach Pineapple Pizza, Espresso Pecan Fudge Pie,
and many more.
Frida's Fiestas : Recipes and Reminiscences of
Life with Frida Kahlo
by MARIE PIERRE COLLE, GUADALUPE RIVERA
A personal account in words and pictures of many important and
happy events in the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, and a
scrapbook, assembled by her stepdaughter, of recipes for more
than 100 dishes that Frida served to family and friends with
her characteristic enthusiasm for all the pleasures of life.
Encarnacion's Kitchen: Mexican Recipes from Nineteenth-Century
California (California Studies in Food and Culture, 9)
by Encarnacion Pinedo, Dan Strehl
Though this bible of 19th-century California cuisine is now more
than a century old, a new and seamless translation by Strehl
(The Spanish Cook) proves that common sense culinary advice is
timeless. Pinedo's introduction to her recipes offers guidance
on selecting produce and cuts of meat that stands the test of
time, including this gem: "Foods are much more appetizing
and healthy when they are cooked in a clean and tidy manner.
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