Since it’s not quite fall temperatures yet in Los Angeles we have been avoiding long bouts in the kitchen and have been eating lighter meals.  We’re huge fans of Rick Bayless not only for his yoga skills, but also for …

I’m here to tell you that avocados and ice cream are everything. Not to mention the fact that popsicles are the quintessential summer food; they are cold, they can be filling, and they are the best thing to have when …

Spring is here! The sun is staying out later, the weather is getting warmer, and the evening adventures are getting longer. All of these things lead to one of my favorite activities: brunch! Now with the arrival of spring our …

Happy New Year Folks! So, 2014 has begun and I hope it’s starting off wonderfully for all of you. With the start of a new year, we all inevitably attempt to change some of our habits, particularly around the portions of our …

I have a confession to make. I’ve been baking for almost as long as I can remember, but I’ve never made a cheesecake. I LOVE cheesecake. It’s cheesy, it can be lemon flavored, chocolate flavored, Oreo flavored, anything your heart …

Hello Folks! Turkey day is fast approaching!  With this in mind I wanted to do an article challenging myself to come up with some new cocktails that take the flavors and spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday and translate them to …

Here at GMS, we recently realized we hadn’t made tacos for you guys! How could we have been so silly?! So we immediately fixed that and made these fish tacos, and made some delicious sauces to go with them – …

Last weekend, we suddenly realized that in all our years in Southern California, we’ve never made our own fish tacos. We’ve driven all over town, and sometimes out of town, to taste the offerings of every taco stand and beach …

Today, I want to talk to you about steak. Steak is delicious, and we don’t eat it that often, so when we do, it’s a treat! Jeff loves cilantro (and I hate it) and I have been trying to add …

I’ll start with a disclaimer…this recipe needs improvement. I edited it from a recipe from Smitten Kitchen that was for slow-cooked black bean soup. And although I have a slow cooker, I didn’t have the time, so I used canned …