Chickpea Lentil Salad Vegan ~ Vegan summer salad of chickpeas, lentils, and sweet potatoes with roasted garlic, onions, peppers, warming spices, and fresh cilantro in a vinaigrette. The other day…
As far as friends go, I have some of the best. But their love of asparagus is going to be my undoing. This week alone I have cooked with four pounds…
This is Darla. She is one of the most amazing people I know. She is a true Renaissance woman. She can cook. She can fix mechanical things. She can…
Green Chile Corn Dip
Green Chile Corn Dip has fresh grilled corn, fire roasted green chilies, and lots and lots of cheese for one intensely amazing dip. This post has been updated from…
Strawberry Dip from Greek Yogurt ~ Creamy fruit dip from strawberry coulis and made lighter by using Greek yogurt. I’m not known to make small quantities of anything, unless…
Curried Roasted Cauliflower and Potato Salad takes the classic backyard barbecue potato salad and gives it an grown up, sophisitcated makeover. Talk about a mouthful for a title. An…
Coulis? Compote? Puree? How about strawberry deliciousness?It’s May. Since I was a small girl in California, May has always meant fresh strawberries. Strawberries aren’t quite at their peak yet…
By now it’s fairly apparent I love my Italian dishes. Pasta is a personal favorite, yes, but sometimes, just sometimes, I need another starch to compliment my meal. When…
What does this taco salad have to do with Father’s Day you might ask?Absolutely nothing.…
As a cook and as a blogger, my list of things that I want to make is pretty much never ending. Roasted mushrooms have been on that list for…








