Chickpea & Tomato Minestrone
This minestrone with kale and chickpeas and is vegetarian if you use vegetable stock. Rich in flavor and fairly quick to make, this is just another successful Sunday comfort meal. Cheers! Ingredients 1...
View ArticleCaramel Apple Chocolate Cake (Vegan)
I will be the first to admit that this isn’t the prettiest of cakes. In fact, it may be the ugliest. But what it lacks in looks, it makes up in taste. My oh my, I didn’t know that a cake without eggs...
View ArticleSalted Honey Caramels
This holiday season I decided to give little boxes filled with a mix of caramels to friends and family as gifts. What says love more than sweet, gooey, honey caramels? This was a new recipe for me to...
View ArticleGluten Free Cinnamon Rolls
Yes, you read correct. Gluten Free. I’m attempting to eliminate gluten from my diet in what I hope while only be a small period of time. Due to some unfortunate health issues I’ve recently had, my...
View ArticleTofu, Spinach and Shitake “Ramen”
A few months ago I went through a huge ramen phase. My love for anything warm and filled with noodles led me down that path. I learned about the cult worship ramen has in Japan, the different types and...
View ArticleFig Preserves
Canning season has begun. Our garden is bursting at the seams and the neighbor’s trees are bending heavily over the fence with fat, juicy figs. Being given many figs and not sure what to do with...
View ArticleBrandied Cherries in Red Wine & The Perfect Sidecar
I’m not sure there is much I can say about this recipe. They are cherries in brandy and they are tasty. They are tasty on their own, with vanilla ice cream or better yet, in a sidecar cocktail. I’ve...
View ArticleMorel & Asparagus Risotto
Hello friends! I have been away for far too long. Between starting culinary school (just a few classes so far) and our computer wigging out, I managed to drop the ball on adding new recipes. Ooops!...
View ArticleRoasted Cauliflower and Leek Soup
What’s with the weather these days? Foggy, cloudy and cool in the morning but by mid-afternoon it’s almost 70? Talk about making it hard to plan a meal. Here is a soup, which may be eaten for dinner...
View ArticleDill Pickles
It’s almost that time of year when the garden bursts with it’s glorious bounty and you’re running around the kitchen with canning tongs pickling everything in sight. Here’s a great recipe to keep in...
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Beet, Carrot & Orange Juice
Last New Year I decided to invest in a juicer. The idea of increasing my micro-nutrient levels via fresh juices (plus finding more ways to eat my greens) had me convinced this gadget was going to be...
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Killer Zucchini Bread
I have a love/hate relationship with zucchini. I love that it grows easily and I love that it can be so versatile, at the same time I hate that it is so mild in flavor on its own and that I can never...
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Butternut Squash “Mac & Cheese”
So it turns out having a baby is A LOT of work, I mean wow! I am astonished that it’s been over a year since I last posted and although I have still been cooking, it has usually been done in a quicker...
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