Summer is all about grilling and eating outside and if you are like me, I like to balance out my meat consumption with things a bit healthier. Enter this grilled veggie platter with romesco dipping sauce: Romesco sauce is a delicious nut and red pepper-based sauce that originates in Catalonia. The fishermen in this area […]
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romesco sauce

chocolate mendiants
I was in the grocery store this past week when I heard one excited shopper say to another, “Only four more Saturdays until Christmas!!” The other shopper was not as excited to hear this news but I was because that means it’s time to make Christmas goodies!! I love giving gifts from my kitchen. Some […]

roasted mushroom and barley stuffing
Here I am, working away on all things Thanksgiving!! Today I have a recipe for stuffing – one of my all-time favorite side dishes that I make every year. Every year the stuffing is different – sometimes made with sausage, sometimes with just vegetables, but I’ve always made stuffing with bread as the base. […]
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
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grilled okra with chipotle dipping sauce

pumpkin gougeres with rosemary and sea salt

miso tofu ranch dip




















