Jasmine Turner

return of the PPO: cream cheese pumpkin pie

January 10, 2012

My friend, Stevie, a WC bigwig, just had a birthday. I couldn’t make it to see him physically that day, as I’m so glamorous that I was travelling abroad or something equally fabulous. But I missed him, so the next time we met for dinner, I brought over a pumpkin pie with a message, “Happy [...]

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Thirsty Bear Brewing Company and Spanish Cuisine, San Francisco

September 12, 2011

My friend, Mate, originally from Uruguay but now currently resident in Huntington Beach in Southern California, came into town to visit with her family. She insisted on a girls night out and wanted to eat tapas. I searched on-line. Turns out, there are quite a few tapas places in San Francisco, but the one that [...]

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carob balls

September 2, 2011

The idea to make carob balls was inspired from an exercise in a culture awareness class I recently took as part of the curriculum in my counseling/psychology program. Yes, I am studying to become a counselor. As you know food has a direct link to culture. The last assignment for the class was to make [...]

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Saha, San Francisco

April 26, 2011

Our recent visit to Saha, an exciting restaurant in Lower Nob Hill that boasts “a unique blend of Yemenese Arabic Cuisine and boundary pushing California cuisine with French hints mixed in for good measure” began at home. The evening started off with the breaking of my 12-day wine fast. I know, tough, but after Prof. [...]

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Soluna, San Francisco

April 22, 2011

Soluna, a cute restaurant in the Civic Center neighborhood of San Francisco, has been on my to-try list for a while. I heard about it years ago when it used to be a night-club and flamenco dancing spot in the Financial District. Also, my husband, Prof. T, met Stevie there for drinks at the end [...]

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Garçon!, San Francisco, for Professor T’s birthday

April 14, 2011

Garçon! was our choice for Prof. T’s recent birthday dinner out. We had driven by there a few times and did a double take when we saw the place over on Valencia near 22nd Street in the Mission. It always looked so intriguing and FRENCH, which I love. Maybe I was influenced by the startlingly [...]

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spicy scrambled eggs with onion, garlic, celery, tomato and avocado that long to be an omelet

April 5, 2011

I am trying to eat more healthily, but who isn’t really? I have this recipe for an omelet that I got from my acupuncturist. I’ve been going in hope of relieving a muscle spasm that has resulted from a bulging disc in my lower back. He always lectures me about eating more veggies; taking proper [...]

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PP03: Pumpkin Pie Obsession 3, because more is more!

February 22, 2011

The pumpkin fetish, or adventure, saga or whatever you want to call it is ongoing! My friend Heguie gave me fresh pumpkin cut up into fine pieces, which, by the way I hear is thrillingly FRENCH. So being that I love pumpkins and France, it was serendipitous. He used some for a delightful Brazilian dessert [...]

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PPO2: Pumpkin Pie Obsession, the Sequel, or Pumpkin Pie à la Skinny

January 31, 2011

It’s January and I am still in the throws of PPO: pumpkin pie obsession. I can’t get my mind off those round, wholesome, satisfying pies. There is something very comforting about pumpkins and pies. I decided that there was nothing for it but to make a few more. This time, I went totally vegan. Tofu [...]

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PPO: pumpkin pie obsession, better known as healthier-than-it-should-be pumpkin pie

November 29, 2010

I do not know what has come over me, but I have this overwhelming urge to eat and fully enjoy pumpkin pie. It might be because it is the season for pumpkins and pumpkins are just everywhere. Also the food advertisements that come in bright colors in the mail every other day make holiday meals [...]

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