I have a couple of book shelves in my kitchen that hold my most precious cookbooks. No, they aren’t the latest and greatest cookbooks, but they are definitely cookbooks that have made an impact on my culinary life – both before and after getting my culinary degree. There’s the very tattered copy of Larousse Gastronomique that […]
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chili-orange oil

easy rainbow dyed easter eggs
Let me start this post by saying, it’s been awhile since I have dyed Easter eggs. I mean, it’s been such a long time between when I WAS a kid dyeing eggs and when I HAD a kid dyeing eggs that I forgot about the vinegar on the first go-round! Silly me!! Dyeing hard boiled […]

tropical green salad with papaya seed vinaigrette
Salad time. I know, does anyone really need a recipe for a salad?? Not really – but this salad was so delicious that I had to share. Since arriving on Maui, we have visited two local farmers markets which gave us some wonderful produce. Some things we had never seen before – there were some […]
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



















