When I went to our local Co-op today the leeks were especially beautiful. The asparagus was also alluring in its bright and colorful purple and greens. Mmm…leek & asparagus soup, yes please! In today’s day and age of boxed and processed foods, beautiful fresh vegetables are so enticing. We are a sick nation. A nation [Read More]
I visited the beautiful city of Venice about a year ago with my husband. It truly is a romantic city, even though our gondola driver smoked a cigarette the whole time, rather than sing an Italian song. I asked him if he was going to sing to us, and he said we’d probably jump out of [Read More]
Quick & Tasty I tried Modern Table meals for the first time a little over a month ago at Costco. Modern Table Meals was started by a group of busy moms who wanted to bring healthy and easy meals that taste yummy to everyday life, and that is exactly what they did. Their Modern Table [Read More]
It’s Autumn Orange glazed chicken with baby Bok Choy is a light comfort meal that brings in the flavors of fall to your dinner table. It’s Autumn. The sun sets earlier now and the nights are growing shorter as fall begins its slow melt into winter. Out my kitchen window the starlings pick the last of the fermented berries off the European mountain [Read More]
Product Review for Sonoma Flat Breads GF Pizza New gluten-free products are popping up almost daily, so it is not easy to sift the good from the not-so-good products. Not only that, buying gluten-free is expensive, so you want to know a product is worth investing in and will deliver in taste and texture. I’ve [Read More]
A colorful heirloom tomato tart can be served any time of day. Plate it in the morning with scrambled eggs, at noon with a salad, or in the evening as the main course or a side dish. Our local farmer’s market is opening in one month and I am giddy with anticipation! Because I live [Read More]
Hemp hearts? What are they? Here in my town we have a Hemp Festival once a year and the logo is a large marijuana looking leaf, which is what a hemp leaf looks like. So naturally, when I was given a packet of hemp hearts at the food blogger’s conference I attended in Washington state [Read More]
Gluten and Dairy-free Honey-Teriyaki Meatballs are a perfect appetizer for anyone with food allergies. When it comes to appetizers, they are often a food allergists’ worse nightmare. There’s a guessing game that goes on inside your head. Hmm, looks thick, probably flour. Ooh, that stuffed mushroom looks good, filled with fake crab meat. Yum, how [Read More]
Making Gluten-free Mini Dutch Babies may just have made up for this morning of waking up at 4:30 am, and for the life of me, not being able to fall back asleep. You know, the night before when you go to bed and say, “I’m so glad I don’t have to work tomorrow. I’m not [Read More]
Dice it and fry it, grate it and bake it, no matter how you slice it, zucchini is one of those vegetables you can put in just about any dish. It’s perfect for vegetable lasagna, in quick breads, or battered and fried. Well, now you can add my Italian Pesto & Balsamic Zucchini Boats to [Read More]