It looks like we forgot to share with you the past couple weeks. What kind of friends are we?! A whirlwind basically spiraled through my life recently. Not in a bad way. I just haven’t been able to get it together. I have mountains of recipes sitting on my desk, a hard-drive full of …
Salads
The first time I stumbled upon watermelon radishes was on a cold winter morning at the Berkeley Farmer’s Market, years ago. I was searching for parsnips, and wondered why they looked so odd. The cheery crew at Happy Boy Farms warned me that it was a spicy radish. I had never seen radishes that looked …
This weeks’ meat-heavy recipe over at The Back Burner, had to have chocolate involved. Now before you click off, hear me out. I made a mole sauce, that will have you begging for “mole”. It is rich, dense, and full of smokey and sultry bittersweet chocolate, and spicy chilies. Then throw in the caramelized bits …
I was so excited when I finally saw pears in our market a couple weeks ago. Visions of them sitting on our counter raced through my mind, as the possibilities are endless. I love pears simply by themselves, baked, and in savory salads such as this one for Fall Pear and Spinach Salad. One of …
High protein lentils are cooked until slightly tender, then tossed with fresh mint, cherry tomatoes, tangy feta and then gently tossed with a light dressing made of lemon juice, za’atar, sumac and olive oil. This salad makes the perfect light salad for a brunch or side dish for dinner as well as a filling lunch option.
We woke up to a windless morning along with bluebird skies, and it was absolutely perfect especially after that windy night. Our little Chili Pepper was a dream, she kept us warm and cozy all night. One of my favorite parts of a camping trip is waking up by feeling the early morning sunshine in …