Writing from the Table

Writing from the Table

Home
Start Here
The Recipe Box
Archive
About
Jan's
Jan's Health Bar opened in 1972 inside Huntington Surf and Sport. The Red Hot Chili Peppers played down the street. Duke Kahanamoku made the city…
 • Jennifer Ann Blair
Jan's Health Bar Turkey Sandwich with Avocado, Microgreens and Spike Seasoning
The sandwich that has been feeding Huntington Beach since 1972. Oven-roasted turkey, avocado, microgreens, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, Spike seasoning…
 • Jennifer Ann Blair
Surf City Sunrise Smoothie with Strawberry, Pineapple and Apricot
Fresh apricots, strawberries, frozen pineapple, honey, lemon, and lime. A summer smoothie inspired by Jan's Health Bar, a Huntington Beach favorite…
 • Jennifer Ann Blair
Jan's Health Bar Classic Salad with Vegetarian Turkey, Avocado and Herby Vinaigrette
The salad that has been feeding Huntington Beach since 1972. Mixed greens, avocado, white cheddar, sunflower seeds, fresh vegetables, and a homemade…
 • Jennifer Ann Blair
Temecula is Fighting
Temecula has been quietly making 91-94 point Italian, Rhône, and Iberian wines for two decades. Falkner, Renzoni, Lorenzi, Palumbo. Even the tourism…
 • Jennifer Ann Blair

The Recipe Box

View all
Jan's Health Bar Turkey Sandwich with Avocado, Microgreens and Spike Seasoning
The sandwich that has been feeding Huntington Beach since 1972. Oven-roasted turkey, avocado, microgreens, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, Spike seasoning…
 • Jennifer Ann Blair
Surf City Sunrise Smoothie with Strawberry, Pineapple and Apricot
Fresh apricots, strawberries, frozen pineapple, honey, lemon, and lime. A summer smoothie inspired by Jan's Health Bar, a Huntington Beach favorite…
 • Jennifer Ann Blair
Jan's Health Bar Classic Salad with Vegetarian Turkey, Avocado and Herby Vinaigrette
The salad that has been feeding Huntington Beach since 1972. Mixed greens, avocado, white cheddar, sunflower seeds, fresh vegetables, and a homemade…
 • Jennifer Ann Blair
Spinach Salad with Smoked Bacon, Fresh Berries and Goat Cheese
Smoked bacon, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, nectarine, goat cheese, toasted almonds, and a balsamic shallot vinaigrette. A summer spinach…
 • Jennifer Ann Blair
Lemon Raspberry Sorbet
Five ingredients, an ice cream maker, and under an hour. Homemade lemon raspberry sorbet that's dairy-free, gluten-free, and good for a month. Part of a…
 • Jennifer Ann Blair
Angel Food Cake with Strawberries & Whipped Cream
My mother's 84th birthday called for the real thing. This classic angel food cake has floated on clouds since the 1800s. Worth every minute.
 • Jennifer Ann Blair
Clara's Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Clara Weidman Baker's recipe box held a lot of wisdom in a small space. Her oatmeal cookies held the cloves. Chewy, spiced, and made exactly the way she…
 • Jennifer Ann Blair
Archie's Cookies: A Dog-Safe Treat for Hootch
When I cook, he becomes Hootch. Named for the drooling that begins the moment anything hits a pan. Four ingredients, twelve minutes, completely safe…
 • Jennifer Ann Blair
Food, wine, and the stories that live at the table. Free, always. Pull up a chair.
Writing from the Table

Subscribe

Essays and recipes about what survives — in families, in handwriting, in a pot of soup nobody wrote the instructions down for.
AboutArchiveRecommendationsSitemap
© 2026 Jennifer Ann Blair · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture