Chips and dip. Dip and chips. Is there anything else we need to discuss? Oh yeah, there’s that big football game right around the corner and that calls for snacks. I love a good snack. I even get more excited about the appetizer course than dinner sometimes. So when someone says “party time” I am […]
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caramelized onion dip with baked sweet potato chips

homemade kimchi
Kimchi. I’ve been wanting to make it for such a long time now but I kept thinking that it was some mysterious condiment that only trained professional kimchi makers could make. So every month I would make my trip to the local Asian market and stock up on jarred kimchi – made by the secret kimchi […]

almond cake with poached peaches and coconut cream
Peaches. I think I wait all year long just for ripe and juicy peach season. My favorite is eating them plain, and stuffing as many in my face before the season is over. I’m quite the peach glutton. So when my counter was supporting a couple of (ahem) pounds of ripe peaches, the challenge was […]
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




















