One of my favorite parts of winter is eating all the beets that I can get my hands on. Most of the time I just roast them and then eat them plain, or pickle them for later, or just toss them into a salad with some crumbly goat cheese and fresh baby greens. But the […]
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roasted red beet soup with toasted quinoa and dill

roasted chicken and vegetable soup
This cold and rainy weather has me craving ALL the soups and stews – how about you? In between jumping in all the puddles with the kids, fishing out worms from the mucky waters, and warming up with hot chocolate – the hubby and I were cooking and stocking up the freezer with all kinds […]

grilled okra with chipotle dipping sauce
Although summer doesn’t officially start until Wednesday, we are in full-blown summer mode over here already. School is finally out, you can find us either in the sprinkler or the pool, there have been trips to the beach and trips to the museum, and today the temperature rose all the way up to 104 degrees. […]
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




















