Superfood Rustic Mushroom Soup
Warm, comforting and healthy too? This Rustic Mushroom Soup is all that and more. Vegan, nutrient dense and low calorie, this superfood packed soup is perfect as an appetizer or a meal in itself....
View ArticleBlack Eyed Pea Salad with Orzo
Black Eyed Peas. Not the band, although if you Google that term the first links that come up are about Fergie and the boys. That’s OK, I like their sound. The black eyed peas I am writing about are...
View ArticleLast Minute 4th of July Recipe Ideas
Sometimes it takes a long time to get organized for a holiday weekend. A holiday weekend which is meant to be about relaxation and enjoyment, and is often anything but! What to cook, where to go, what...
View ArticleGreen and Purple Fresh Pea Salad with Yuzu Dressing
This Green and Purple Fresh Pea Salad with Yuzu Dressing is an incredibly fresh, crunchy salad that is sweet, sour and oh so good. I had never tried purple snow peas before I received a sample from...
View ArticleRamen Salad with Roasted Eggplant and Shishito Peppers
There is so much more to ramen than the sodium laden noodles with dehydrated vegetable and seasoning packs. Don’t get me wrong, those packets of Top Ramen got me through college, but my palate has...
View ArticleOrzo Salad with Fava Beans, Artichoke Hearts and Tomatoes
Everybody needs an easy pasta salad in their recipe repertoire. A salad that can be thrown together at the last minute using pantry staples that you have on hand. Melissa’s Produce has a line of...
View ArticlePickled Shishito Peppers
Pickled peppers are eaten across the world. Preserving foods in vinegar is an ancient practice. What is new is the sharing of so many types of regional peppers across the globe. Jamaican peppers in...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolution Smoothie
Are you one of those people who makes a resolution every year to eat healthier, drink less, be kinder, etc.? With the exception of being kinder, I am not one to make a New Year’s resolution. In fact,...
View ArticleFresh Spring Salads
Spring time is here! Some of my favorite fresh vegetables and herbs are showing up in the farmer’s markets and grocery stores everywhere. Artichokes, asparagus, tomatoes and spring peas, all fresh...
View ArticleSimple Salsa Verde
Salsa verde = green sauce. The name is as simple as this recipe. The name may be simple but the complexity of the flavor is not. Roast. Puree. Pour. Eat. Roasting tomatillos, onion, garlic and jalapeno...
View ArticleCilantro Pesto Sauce
Basil does not have a lock on pesto. Pesto can be made with any number of herbs, nuts and green vegetables. In this case, cilantro and pepitas (pumpkin seeds) take the lead in this Cilantro Pesto...
View ArticleSummer Heirloom Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Tangerine Hatch Chile Vinaigrette
This has got to be one of my favorite times of the year. Why? Its certainly not because of the triple digit heat or the annual brush fires burning out of control in Southern California. It is because...
View ArticleVegan 3 Ingredient No Churn Coconut Milk Ice Cream
Only three ingredients? And it is vegan? And you don’t need an ice cream maker? And it actually tastes really, really good? Yes. This Vegan 3 Ingredient No Churn Coconut Milk Ice Cream is fabulous!...
View ArticleKale or Swiss Chard Fries
Kale what? Kale fries. Yes, I battered and fried up some kale stems, and they were delicious. So yes, Kale Fries! I usually relegate the stems from all my greens to the compost bin, but in this...
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