Raspberry brownies!!! Uh-uh-huh-uh-uh!! (imagine that’s me doing the happy dance with a raspberry brownie in my hand!!) So I made these like so very long ago. Waaaaay before school started and sometime early this past summer. But then I had to make them another two times because before I could get a picture taken of the […]
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dark chocolate and raspberry brownies

warm mung bean dip with preserved lemon
I started my yearly clean-out-and-eat-the-pantry-or-else last week and came across some fun things that I needed to use asap. I rehydrated some dried Spanish chilies and made a mean vegan chili with the perfect hit of smoky spiciness. Then I made shakshuka with a batch of turmeric that had somehow made it’s way to the […]

Hoppin’ John
Happy New Year Day!! Let’s celebrate the brand new year with a traditional Southern dish – Hoppin’ John!! Since I grew up in the South, this dish was a staple in my neck of the woods, and I’ve been making (or eating) a version of this traditional New Year’s Day stew for as far back […]
eat your veggies – vegan & vegetarian goodness

crispy sugar snap peas with dukkah, mint and sea salt

grilled artichokes with lemon-basil aioli

roasted asparagus with capers and lemon
let’s get started – appetizers and hors d’oeuvres

grilled okra with chipotle dipping sauce

pumpkin gougeres with rosemary and sea salt

miso tofu ranch dip




















