Makes 4 side dish servings or 2 entrees Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes We finally unpacked and organized our kitchen which means — recipes are back! This dish makes use of dried herbs and spices. Dried herbs and spices are handy especially if you do not have […]
Healthy Recipe
Choose your Rice Stuffed Grape Leaves
Total Cook time: 1 hour Total Prep time: 30 minutes Makes 34 delicious bites! When it comes to cooking if there’s a shortcut available why not try it!? It had been seven years since I last made stuffed grape leaves or dolmas. And I remember why — they are slightly labor intensive but since I […]
Recipe – Kholrabi Parmesan w/Chia Seeds
Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Serves 4 – 3/4 cup servings I first discovered my love for this German turnip in, where else but Germany! I grew up a military brat and remember being handed a fresh slice of Kholrabi right in our garden plot. It was sweet, crisp and I […]
Weekly Recipe – Blueberry Lemon Curd & Yogurt Tart
Prep Time: 30 minutes to 2 hours (if straining yogurt) Cook Time: 15 to 20 minutes I love all things tart, especially when combined with a hint of sweetness! This past Easter weekend was spent with at my future in-laws. Every year at large holiday gatherings we usually bring one or two dishes: an appetizer […]
Weekly Recipe – Avocado Wasabi Deviled Eggs
Serves 4, 2 halves per person Cook & Prep time: 15 minutes Chill time: 5 minutes Total time: 20 minutes With Easter Sunday a few days away, I wonder what children are doing now to prepare for the annual hunt? Looking back, I do find it odd that I’d be dressed up with white patent […]
Weekly Recipe – Gallo Pinto w/Red Pepper
Prep time: 20 minutes Rice Cook time: 40 minutes Additional Cook time: 15 minutes Last summer we spent a month in Costa Rica learning spanish, to surf, and becoming scuba certified. On our first night in Montezuma, we ate at a little restaurant and asked our server what he recommended. Gallo Pinto or rice cooked […]
Kumquat Kiwi Soup w/Black Grapes
Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Chill time: 2 to 72 hours Serving size 1/3 cup, about 8 servings. I was instantly intrigued when I first saw these juicy orange bites. I wasn’t quite sure how to eat them or use them in cooking but soon learned that kumquats can be eaten whole! […]
Weekly Recipe – Yogurt Date Tart with White Chocolate
prep time: 30 minutes cook time: 10 minutes chill time: 30 minutes minimum For Christmas we received a cooking class at Raw Satisfaction in San Francisco. We signed up for the Moroccan cooking class and I instantly fell in love with this tart! I remade it, with a few changes, at home twice in […]
Weekly Recipe – Brussels Sprouts with Toasted Pecans
Serves 4 Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Do you remember those little green door knobs that sat on the dinner plate? Untouched. I would have a veritable stare down, thinking that if I stared hard enough they would just…disappear. However, I wasn’t allowed to leave the dinner table until I ate them. […]
Weekly Recipe – Egg & Spinach Whole Grain Goodness
Prep time: 4 minutes Cook time: 1 minute Serving Size: 1 breakfast sandwich to keep you going! This sandwich is perfect for when I am rushing to a 9:30 class and have to swim afterwards. It keeps hunger away and I feel I had a good breakfast! Plus, I can easily make another one for […]