It’s been awhile since I was in culinary school but I still remember the first time I tried this salad. Our class had been working hard through two weeks of Asian cuisine which involved classroom discussions. research, reading, and of course cooking. After this section of study was complete, the whole class descended on the […]
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asian cucumber and pickled red onion salad

shiitake mushroom and radicchio tacos with spicy avocado cream
Hello friends!! And happy weekend to you. It’s been pouring rain here again for the last ummm…three hundred days in a row or so (kidding…it’s been only three days…) and that means I’ve been chopping, mixing and cooking like crazy because it’s what I do when it’s raining nonstop. Don’t get me wrong, there’s tons […]

warm smashed tomatoes with zucchini noodles, olive oil and parmesan
We are harvesting the rest of our summer vegetable garden this weekend and are already looking forward to the fall garden when the cooler weather will grace us with chards, lettuces, broccoli, Brussels and winter squash. The seed magazines are piled high on my desk, with page corners turned down and red circles highlighting all the vegetables we […]
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




















