I felt the changing of the season almost immediately, then the first brisk morning came … but before summer’s end, I’m going to get my full of as many garden and heirloom tomatoes, and also of white peaches, that have been quite the sweet year. Especially after 2 years of not being able to taste…
My Favorite Fresh Tomato Sauce for Any Recipe
I couldn’t really choose a favorite vegetable, especially one that has been homegrown with love and hand churned soil — but if I must, it is quite an easy choice — the tomato. Lovely ripe, sweet and plump with juice, and all the varieties please! I love a Kumato Brown, Golden Jubilee yellow, the smaller…
Soba Tom Yum Noodles
You know the thing I’ve been craving the most during this now almost year living in quarantine/pandemic/social-distancing … Noodles! And I mean authentic broth-y noodles that at first bite fill you with so much comfort, you don’t know what to do with yourself. And preferably Japanese or Thai noodles because those are my favorite, like…
Watermelon, Peach + Tomato Caprese Salad … the only meal you’ll want this Summer!
It’s the peak of summertime, the heat lingering day after day, that soothing ultra-relaxed “let’s kick back”, celebrate this slowness — live it slowly and fully like Mother Nature intends….the kind of days I live for. In the truth it’s the mentality and lifestyle I wish everyday of the year was more like. More laidback….
Inspiring + Talented BIPOC Everyone Should Know About :: Food
image via Rachel Gurjar ….Continued from original BIPOC post…. For years, I’ve believed that and honestly it’s a fact, that American food is Immigrant Food. Southern and Soul foods created by Black Americans descanted from their slave ancestors, the burger and hot dog were versions that came from dishes brought from Eastern Europeans, Beer, Ice Cream,…
Summer Fruit & Herb Pairings :: Pie Edition
Summer fruits and herbs go together like peaches and blueberries, strawberries and chocolate, and of course pie and ice cream — the best pairing ever! No the lovely pairing of fruits and herbs aren’t ones that automatically come to mind when you think of summer flavors, or any flavor pairing for that matter, but they…
A Healthier Triple Chocolate Loaf Cake
With Mother’s Day this weekend, the end of Spring nearing then Summer and Autumn and Winter holidays, a reason to bake an effortless chocolate loaf cake isn’t really needed. And when that sugary sweet tooth is calling, and if yours beckons for chocolate as does for most of us, then a go-to quick chocolate cake…
Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
I see your yummy comforting banana bread, and I challenge you with a classic Zucchini Bread, a chocolate chip one at that!! Don’t get me wrong I do enjoy a nice thick slice of banana bread, but there’s something a bit more subtle and simple about zucchini bread and cake that I savor just a…
Whole Wheat Arugula + Spinach Cake :: Bolo “Shrek” de Agrião e Espinafre
Spring has bloomed! And yet with all that’s been happening around the world, many of us missed it or didn’t celebrate it like we always do when the flowering trees once again brighten our days. At the first sight of tree’s flowering buds, I’m outside as much as the weather and time permits, taking walks…
3 Homemade Pizza Recipes that are Better than Takeout
Everyone loves Pizza! I think I’m with 99% of the world when I say that this is an undeniable fact, Pizza is an universally cherished meal. Even if you don’t like cheese, you still like some sort of version of pizza. And I know this because even though I don’t have children of my own,…
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