Food & Recipes

California Live’s Blanche Shaheen shares a delicious way to prepare pumpkin soup just in time for peak fall pumpkin season.

California Live’s Blanche Shaheen shares a delicious way to prepare pumpkin soup just in time for peak fall pumpkin season. 

It’s ‘National Waffle Week’ and California Live’s Blanche Shaheen visits SF’s Kaiyō Rooftop Bar & Restaurant to share a purple twist on one of America’s favorite breakfast foods.

It’s ‘National Waffle Week’ and California Live’s Blanche Shaheen visits SF’s Kaiyō Rooftop Bar & Restaurant to share a purple twist on one of America’s favorite breakfast foods.

California Live contributor Blanche Shaheen teaches us how to make traditional Persian ice cream sandwiches, known as Bastani Sonnati. Create this exotic treat for your next summer soiree that is sure to impress your guests!

The family-owned winery celebrates their 75th anniversary this year and the 33rd anniversary of the Build a Better Burger recipe contest. See last year’s winning burger and find out how you can enter for a chance to win $25,000! 

California Live contributor Blanche Shaheen joins Chef Teena to assemble a savory Indian snack board full of flavors and textures to surprise mom on Mother’s Day.

Chef Jamie Gwen shares tips to California Live’s Danielle Nottingham on the best produce to buy this season and how to cook them!

Chef Jamie Gwen shares tips with California Live’s Danielle Nottingham about the best produce to buy this season, and how to cook them.

California Live contributor Blanche Shaheen joins Chef Teena to assemble a savory Indian snack board full of flavors and textures to surprise mom on Mother’s Day.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis talks with the Malibu Seaside Chef, Gina Clarke-Helm about her celebrity clientele, thriving catering business and how to make her famous smashed potatoes!

Restaurateur Lenny Rosenberg and his wife Adaeze join California Live to discuss his plans for a local bakery in Tarzana and shows Jessica how to make some delicious cookies for Valentine’s Day!

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis finds out what Impastiamo does for not only wanna be home chefs, but corporations when they offer cooking lessons as a group building session.

Creative decorating hacks to take your desserts to the next level and it really can be a piece of cake!

Set aside your nachos and try machos! It’s a Mediterranean twist on a classic that’s sure to be a hit at any party. California Live contributor Blanche Shaheen shares one of her favorite recipes.

Learn how you can create a wine themed wedding.  Plus, unique ways to use wine in your cooking including ceviche and martinis!...

Scallop Ceviche...

½ pound bay or sea scallops, cut in quarters, muscles removed...

¾ cup freshly squeezed lime juice, divided (approximately 5 limes)...

¼ cup blood orange juice...

¼ cup LaBelle Winery Seyval Blanc white wine...

1 cup small diced hothouse cucumber, unpeeled and...

Celebrity chef and TV host Jernard Wells stopped by California Live to share one of his favorite recipes from his new cookbook “Southern Inspired”. There are more than 100 recipes inspired by chef Jernard’s Mississippi roots and each dish has a personal story behind it. Cavatappi pasta salad is an easy and light recipe for anyone trying to eat healthier...

California Live contributor Blanche Shaheen has a healthy and tasty recipe to help warm you up when it’s cold outside.

Adding flair to the traditional corndog! Our friend and host of Feast in the Middle East- Blanche Shaheen is checking out the South Korean trend of coating corndogs in toppings such as ramen, French fries, and even cornflakes. She meets with Co-Owner of STIX in San Francisco to get more details on this new food trend. Learn how this delicious...

Kick-off your holiday festivities with easy-to-do meatless appetizers! California Live’s Jessica Vilchis is joined by Chris Tucker, celebrity plant-based chef who is showcasing a vegan twist on traditional appetizers without compromising any of the flavors. Learn to make Chris’ Pigs N’a Blanket sans meat. Find the recipe below....

**Pigs N’a Blanket Recipe**...
-Ingredients...
1 package Plant Based Hotdogs (I...