Dear Friends, Gourmet Girl Gail here. As we usher in a new decade, we’d like to thank our followers for reading our blog, posting comments, and tweeting about something we wrote. We are so grateful to be able to connect with like-minded people who follow their adventurous hearts, enjoy well-prepared, gourmet meals, and have a […]
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A Cool New Camping Hack!

To my fellow campers, both newbies and seasoned ones! Gourmet Girl Gail here. In my last post, I mentioned that I recently spent time in Big Sur with Wendy and her husband Larry. Wendy is the Gourmet Girl at Large who introduced to us to the amazing Wonderbag when we were testing recipes for our […]
Let’s Talk Trout!

With summer in full swing, we’re looking at different ways to prepare fish of all kinds and came across a recipe for Steelhead Trout, also known as Rainbow Trout. Steelhead and Rainbow Trout are the same species of fish. The difference between the two are that the rainbow trout remain in fresh water, while the […]
Happy Fourth of July!

Hello Fellow Foodies! It’s officially summer, and today is the 4th of July, the biggest day of the year for BBQs and gathering with friends and family. As everyone anxiously awaits the fireworks, appetites are sated with all-American favorites like potato salad, BBQ chicken and ribs, and, of course, desert! What will you be grilling […]
Ratatouille . . . the movie . . . and a recipe worth trying!

Dear Friends and Followers, Gourmet Girl Gail here. Ratatouille was a comedy with great taste, and I would encourage you to see it if you haven’t already done so. It won the Oscar in 2008 for best animated feature film of the year. I mean, who wouldn’t love a film about a rat named Remy […]
What to Eat When It’s Hot!

Hello Everyone! Well today planes couldn’t take of from Phoenix, Arizona because the thermometer topped out at 120 f/49c ! Wow that’s hot! Here in Santa Barbara we are blessed by being close to the ocean so it never gets that hot here, but even for us it was a hot day. When the temperature […]
The Gourmet Girls Event at Buttonwood Farm & Winery

Dear Friends and Followers, Gourmet Girls Denise and Gail were pleased to host a three-course luncheon at Buttonwood Farm & Winery recently. We can wax poetic about the charms of Buttonwood: the organic peaches, the flower garden, the pond where they hold their amazing All-Farm Dinner each summer, and of course the first-class wines, but […]
Neecie’s Amazing Pork Ribs Demo

Hello Fellow Campers and Foodies! Have you dusted off your grill yet for the start of what we hope will be a wonderful summer for y’all? Gourmet Girls Denise and Gail did just that at Sage Hill Campground (about a half hour from the sandy beaches of Santa Barbara) over the weekend where we demoed […]