Food for the Ravenous Soul
There are a few reasons that I can think of to eat fennel in a salad: fennel is perfect for a mandolin, fennel is good for digestion, fennel tastes good, May is National Salad Month, Fennel Friday is featuring fennel salads this week and (drum roll, please) … Foods from Chile shared this delightful recipe with [...] Read more »
Avocado and Mango Toast on Ezekiel Bread is the best kind of sandwich … OPEN FACED. It’s like getting two for the price of one with an open-faced sandwich. The second one is just sitting there waiting for you to commence munching. I am not putting together a whole recipe card for this because [...] Read more »
I think I can actually be classified as a Brussel Sprout Stalker. When I am in a market, I look for them. I hover over the bin and try to choose just the right ones. I think about Brussel Sprouts when I don’t have them and I devise delicious ways to eat them repeatedly when [...] Read more »
I created this delectably rich avocado soup recipe for the Foods from Chile launch back in November. Since Spring is imminent and so are new crops of avocados, this is a PERFECT Spring Soup! The coconut water can be added to thin the soup since it tends to be heavy and thick and VERY green [...] Read more »
Growing up, I spent part of just about every summer in New England. My parents would pack the car and we would drive North and hit all of our favorites – Connecticut, Rhode Island and multiple stops in Maine. Even now, I can smell the briny New England seashore and remember reveling in the warm [...] Read more »
Beets and I are in the midst of an intense love affair. I think about them when I don’t have them, I haunt the beet section of Whole Foods to pick out new beets or the most perfect specimens to take home. I crave them and I am just as happy carving up some roasted [...] Read more »
Cioppino is a family favorite and a dish that my Mom has perfected. It makes an appearance every year at the holidays, sometimes for Feast of the Seven Fishes, and is also a dish that is requested for special occasions. I thought it would be perfect to post this week since we are focusing on [...] Read more »
The deep, cold depths of Winter are usually given over to hearty stews, pots of steaming soup … winter comfort foods to stave off the big freeze. My taste buds are also craving Spring … even the memory of Spring and what better way to celebrate Spring (and Fennel Friday) in the midst of Winter [...] Read more »
We all have favorite recipes and creations that we loved making – for me, the Endive Salad with fruits from Chile for the Foods from Chile launch is one of those recipes. Inspiration for the recipe came from a gorgeous list of foods that are coming into season in Chile and being imported to [...] Read more »
One of the main reasons that I cannot WAIT for October is because that is when Ottolenghi’s new cookbook “Jerusalem” is due to be released in the USA. My love affair with his other cookbooks continues, especially “Plenty” and his recipe for Eggplant Tricolore is a gorgeous summer to fall transition dish! The flavor was [...] Read more »