A spring morning that begins w/26-degree temps deserves brown butter chocolate chip cookies, right?

A cross between a souffle and pudding, @patriciajinich Blissful Corn Torte is ridiculously good.

Mexican Frittata w/Poblanos,Potatoes+Queso Fresco. Show-stopping dish from @PatriciaJinich "Pati's Mexican Table"

Avocado + Hearts of Palm Salad -- 1 of our favorites -- from @PatriciaJinich new cookbook.

@goodappetite Airy, lightly sweet Irish Soda Buns w/caraway seeds+currants merited 3 Shamrocks from my crew.

Oh @PatriciaJinich Made Green Beans w/Blood Oranges+Toasted Pistachios, and they're all gone. #PatisMexicanTable

Hey @goodappetite Pecorino Fried Bread w/Broccolini is pretty spectacular.

Quinoa w/avocado, cherry tomatoes, pine nuts + basil. Meyer Lemon zest for brightness.

Crusty on the outside, tender and impossibly light on the inside. Popovers from @ruhlman #Ratio

Beautiful, flavorful Sea Bass w/Blood Oranges, Olives+Basil from @missyarobbins cc: @cettedrucks @WSJLife

Hey @SamSifton the @Canlis salad was a huge hit w/my family. cc: @bcanlis

Stanley, a French Bulldog. He looks serious, but he kept rolling over for belly rubs. Nothing like a happy #dog.

Chocolate Chewy Brownie Bites w/just a touch of espresso cooling + ready for #Oscars cc @abbydodge

Brown Sugar Pear Pound cakes from @eastofedencook out of the oven and cooling.

Flavored w/rosemary+Parm rind, white bean+white wine variation on @goodappetite recipe from 2day's @nytdining

Protea, birds of paradise and more. #photos

Loved the magenta markings on this orchid. Flower looks like a Rorschach test. #photos

Shimmery Pacific from the Montecito foothills on a clear, nearly-80-degree day.

@food52 Delighted to see the 1st cookbook prominently displayed at @cestcheesesb in Santa Barbara today.

Sweet Jackie Boy, enjoying the sunshine.