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Roasted Apricot and Peach Sorbet with jasmine syrup
After the seasonal parade of citrus at the farmers’ market comes that fateful day when my bleary Sunday morning eyes snap open wide at the site of lovely stone fruits on the tables. Hooray!!! Summa summa summa tiiiiiime! I went a little bonkers in my excitement and bought way more peaches and apricots than we [...]
Pan-Seared Trout with Sun-dried Tomato Salsa
We all know we should be eating more fish in our everyday diets, but for some reason I don’t seem to incorporate that much into my diet. I’m not sure why this is given how quick and easy it is to make a weeknight fish dinner. I enjoy the flavor of fish so I’m a [...]
ROASTED BABY TURNIPS with mustard vinaigrette
I was at the farmers’ market this weekend when a woman said “Oh my gosh I just love these!” out of the blue. I looked at her because I was the only person in earshot of her exclamation and saw her holding up some cute little root veggies with tops that resembled mustard greens. “What [...]
SPRING PEA SOUP with creme fraiche
Spring is here at long last, and with it has brought the beloved spring pea back to my table. I LOVE fresh spring peas as you may remember in last year’s tortellini with spring peas recipe. This time around I had some leftover spiral ham from our Eastover celebration. Eastover is where all the best [...]
MEYER LEMON CHICKEN PICCATA
Today I have a deliciously light take on a fairly heavy dish. I’ve never been a huge fan of chicken piccata because I’ve always felt it was too rich with all that butter and the thick sauce. With summer around the corner I’m looking to find lighter alternatives to denser, not-so-healthy chicken dishes. Chicken is [...]
Zucchini Leek and Mushroom Frittata with Manchego Cheese
I LOVE breakfast!!! I am a card carrying member of the “breakfast for dinner” club and regularly make frittatas for dinners with friends. I’m trying to convert everyone into breakfast coveting fiends. Bwahahahahaahaaha!!! Truthfully though, I love frittatas as a way to pack the incredible edible egg with loads of delicious and healthy veg (not [...]
Healing Homemade Calendula Oil
The winter air is a brutal foe. The dry cold coupled with the heater running leaves skin damaged, dry and sometimes cracked. This is especially true if you spend time on the mountain skiing or snowboarding in the blistery winds. When my skin gets dry and chapped I turn to homemade remedies, most of which [...]
Roasted Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
I went to Trader Joe’s to pick up some chicken broth only to find that their entire stock was wiped out and on back order from the producer. Whoa, there are a lot of sick people out there this winter! This recipe is a warming, salty, savory delight in the cold weather and especially when [...]
Brined Thyme Roast Chicken with Jus
I have to be honest with this one, I had never brined a chicken before and hadn’t though much of the whole process. It sounded a bit messy and required some forethought all of which I wasn’t too keen on. Then the fateful day finally came when I gave it a good old college try [...]
Blood Orange Ginger Cinnamon and Honey Tea Concentrate
It seems like everywhere I go these days everyone is sick. Whether it’s a party or the grocery store it’s nothing but sniffling and coughing all around. Ick! Today’s treat is an effort to deliciously soothe or even help prevent winter sickness. It’s packed with vitamin C from fresh squeezed blood oranges, the ginger helps [...]
Crispy Herb Roasted Multi-Colored Potatoes
I saw a bag of multi-colored potatoes at the farmers’ market and couldn’t resist. We don’t eat potatoes often here, but when we do we do it right. A nice variety of purple, yellow, and red potatoes provide a slight variation of texture and flavor while you’re eating these tasty tots. When it’s rainy (or [...]
Hearty Vegetable Bean and Barley Soup
We’ve never been big bean eaters in our house. Neither of us were ever vegetarians and never got much into bean culture but this recipe is the one bean dish that makes its way to our table fairly regularly. It’s a very healthy go-to meal that freezes well for later. A great way to get [...]
Coconut Black Rice Pudding
You may remember the Thanksgiving recipe for wild rice stuffing where we used black “forbidden” rice from China. Well this week we’re using that same nutrient rich rice for a truly decadent rice pudding. “Forbidden” rice has a natural sweet flavor and is slightly glutinous. You can make your rice pudding even thicker using Thai [...]
Roasted Kabocha Squash with Burrata and Lavender Honey
There is no reason on this beautiful green earth not to love kabocha squash. I know I’m coming on a little strong right out of the gate this week, but I’m pretty excited about squashes in general and kabocha is no ordinary squash. Kabocha is a squat, knobby skinned winter squash that is sweeter than [...]
Elegantly Herbed Individual Potato Gratins
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! What a year 2012 was! This holiday season we were chock full of festivities as we hosted Christmas Eve, Christmas day, and New Year’s Eve. With all the celebrating, it was a great time to test out a bunch of recipe ideas. This recipe was a winner (admittedly among a stinker attempt [...]
