Cookie Season Sparkles at Beyond Wonderful

SAN FRANCISCO, CA –Sweet, spectacular cookies abound in the Beyond Wonderful holiday kitchen. To celebrate the year’s biggest baking month, online host and guide Barbara Adams has teamed with resident baking expert Catherine Christiansen, serving up a bonanza of bite-sized holiday gems.

Baking traditionalists will find foolproof formulas for sugar cookies, gingerbread people and other holiday staples. Those looking for a change will appreciate new classics like chocolate peppermint bars or candy-packed “monster” cookies.

In addition to clear, easy-to-follow recipes, Beyond Wonderful also highlights the social pleasures of the cookie baking season. Find tips for making cookies with kids (stress-free!), and suggestions for hosting the ultimate grown-up baking party, complete with wine and jazz. Visitors to the site will also enjoy holiday-perfect recipes for main dishes, sides and festive beverages.

Throughout the holidays and all year round, Beyond Wonderful offers hundreds of classic and seasonal dishes for everyday and special occasions – all meticulously kitchen-tested. The site also offers an ever-growing library of engaging feature stories and monthly columns on wine, produce, baking and cheese from a panel of culinary pros.

About Barbara Adams’ Beyond Wonderful

The brainchild of cooking teacher and online guide Barbara Adams, Beyond Wonderful is a vibrant online culinary destination for both novice and accomplished home cooks. The site launched in September 2004 from the San Francisco Bay Area, and today serves culinary enthusiasts across the country. Beyond Wonderful offers hundreds of classic and seasonal recipes for everyday and special occasions, all meticulously kitchen-tested and accompanied by tempting photographs. The site also offers an ever-growing library of premium editorial content. For more information, contact pr@beyondwonderful.com .

About Catherine Christiansen

A Colorado-based chef and food writer, Catherine is a columnist and restaurant reviewer for the Boulder Daily Camera. She also writes about food, wine and restaurants for other local and national publications including Delicious Living and 5280, Denver’s leading lifestyle magazine. Catherine develops recipes for Horizon Organic, the nation’s number one organic dairy company, and works with a number of community-supported farms and local farmer’s markets in developing recipes for organic produce.

Beyond Wonderful Celebrates Cinco de Mayo

This month, Beyond Wonderful honors Cinco de Mayo with a slew of authentic Mexican recipes. From fresh salsas to savory enchiladas to a killer margarita, the site offers everything required to craft the perfect Cinco de Mayo menu — or an easy, delicious Mexican feast at any time of year.

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Online host and guide Barbara Adams collaborated with talented Mexican home cook Yolanda Resendiz to bring the culinary traditions of Mexico to life in American kitchens. Visitors to Beyond Wonderful ( http://www.beyondwonderful.com ) will enjoy vivid, step-by-step photo How-To’s covering important Mexican culinary techniques, as well as tips for locating and selecting hard-to-find Mexican ingredients.

This month’s Mexican feature continues the Beyond Wonderful tradition of showcasing recipes and culinary insights from around the globe. Prior editions have celebrated Indian and Irish cuisine. In addition to special international features, Beyond Wonderful offers hundreds of classic and seasonal dishes for everyday and special occasions — all meticulously kitchen-tested. The site also features an ever-growing library of engaging articles and monthly columns on wine, produce, baking and cheese from a panel of culinary pros.

About Barbara Adams’ Beyond Wonderful

Beyond Wonderful launched in September 2004 from the San Francisco Bay Area; an internationally renowned center for culinary innovation. The brainchild of Barbara Adams, Beyond Wonderful delivers all the color, flavor, vitality and spice of this magnificent region in an ongoing culinary adventure from farms to markets to vineyards and beyond — culminating, of course, in the kitchen.

Beyond Wonderful Celebrates All Things Irish

San Francisco, CA—The luck of the Irish comes to Beyond Wonderful this month, as host Barbara Adams welcomes guest chef Sean Canavan of O’Reilly’s Holy Grail.
A German-born chef with a passion for fresh, local ingredients, Canavan is right at home at O’Reilly’s Holy Grail, noting many similarities between the culinary cultures of Ireland and his native country. Indeed, Canavan’s unique ability to balance classic Irish charm with European sophistication and New World innovation has made O’Reilly’s Holy Grail www.oreillysholygrail.com one of the Bay Area’s premier dining destinations.

As guest chef, Canavan shares his recipes for traditional Irish favorites like colcannon and soda bread, as well as more elaborate offerings like nettle ravioli and oyster and sausage fritters. This month’s visitors to Beyond Wonderful will also enjoy Irish cheese pairings from resident cheese expert Mark Todd, plus tips on potatoes from produce guru Dan Avakian.
Looking beyond St. Patrick’s Day, Beyond Wonderful offers hundreds of classic and seasonal dishes for everyday and special occasions—all meticulously kitchen-tested. The site also features an ever-growing library of engaging articles and monthly columns on wine, produce, baking and cheese from a panel of culinary pros.
About Barbara Adams’ Beyond Wonderful

Beyond Wonderful launched in September 2004 from the San Francisco Bay Area; an internationally renowned center for culinary innovation. The brainchild of Barbara Adams, Beyond Wonderful delivers all the color, flavor, vitality and spice of this magnificent region in an ongoing culinary adventure from farms to markets to vineyards and beyond—culminating, of course, in the kitchen. For more information, contact pr@beyondwonderful.com.

Beyond Wonderful Showcases Cheeses of California and the World

San Francisco, CA — Cheese takes center stage at Beyond Wonderful this month, as online host and guide Barbara Adams welcomes guest chef James Boyce of the Marin French Cheese Company.

Boyce, an expert in large-scale natural and organic food production, offers easy-but-innovative recipes using Marin French’s award-winning Rouge et Noir cheese. In addition to Boyce’s recipes, visitors to the site can enjoy a glimpse into the history and philosophy of Marin French—America’s oldest continually operating cheese making facility.

Resident cheese expert Mark Todd also offers an array of cheese and beverage pairings for Beyond Wonderful visitors every month. Featuring recommended cheeses, wines and beers and complementary accompaniments, the pairings are sure to tempt the palate of experienced cheese connoisseurs and novices alike. This month’s selections include Dutch Gouda and Edam with Belgian Dubbel ale, and Fourme d’Ambert blue cheese with wine from the Cotes du Rhone. Both pairings are specifically designed to satisfy the soul during chilly winter weather.

In addition to this month’s mouthwatering cheese features, Beyond Wonderful offers hundreds of classic and seasonal dishes for everyday and special occasions – all meticulously kitchen-tested. The site also offers an ever-growing library of engaging articles and monthly columns on wine, produce, baking and cheese from a panel of culinary pros.

About Barbara Adams’ Beyond Wonderful

Beyond Wonderful launched in September 2004 from the San Francisco Bay Area; an internationally renowned center for culinary innovation. The brainchild of Barbara Adams, Beyond Wonderful delivers all the color, flavor, vitality and spice of this magnificent region in an ongoing culinary adventure from farms to markets to vineyards and beyond—culminating, of course, in the kitchen. For more information, contact pr@beyondwonderful.com.