A couple of my peaches ripened overnight and I decided to try making some peach salsa to go with my lunch. As I dug through my fridge for salsa ingredients, I realized that I was out of both jalapeño and serrano chiles, one of which I had been hoping to use in the salsa. Since I didn’t feel like running to the store before lunch, I dug a little further in the fridge and found a container of Peppadews I had purchased last week. Continue reading →
Bacon is good. Bacon with tart cherry balsamic glaze is even better. The nice thing about this dish is that once you pour this delicious glaze over a pile of healthy green beans, and you don’t even have to feel guilty about the bacon.
This is easy enough to be thrown together for a weeknight meal, but after you taste it you’ll want to serve it at a dinner party. It might even find its way to your holiday table. It’s that good. Continue reading →
I’m not sure what the weather is like in your neck of the woods, but here in California it’s definitely grilling season. While I’m a big fan of grilled meat, I think I might like grilled squash even more. Usually I do nothing more than dress some zucchini slices with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper before tossing them on the grill, but I wanted to do something a little different with the gorgeous yellow squash I picked up at the Farmer’s Market last week. I hope you enjoy it! Continue reading →
This is a quick lunch I threw together from what I could find in my fridge and pantry today. I wanted something to go with the leftover grilled steak and chicken I brought home from a family barbecue the other night and this delicious brown rice salad really fit the bill.
The salad works well as either a side dish or a light vegetarian main course for lunch. Top with thinly sliced grilled chicken, steak, or tempeh and you have a hearty and delicious summer meal. Feel free to play with ingredient amounts to suit your own taste. I think it would be great topped with some sliced avocado and roasted pepitas.
Last summer I made my first batch of homemade jam – peach jam, to be exact. While not difficult, the process was a bit labor-intensive: I sterilized jars, peeled and chopped fruit, boiled down the fruit and sugar, and even processed the filled jars in a water bath. It was well worth the effort and I was quite proud of myself for successfully preserving that small bit of the summer’s bounty. And with that first batch of jam under my belt, I had been making plans to can all kinds of jam this summer. Continue reading →
While many types of green salsa feature cooked or roasted tomatillos, this one is a simple mixture of fresh ingredients that can be thrown together in a matter of minutes. But it’s not just the ease of preparation that makes this salsa great – I absolutely love the texture and refreshing flavor of the fresh tomatillos. Continue reading →
My sister is a huge fan of roasted red pepper hummus so she was one inspiration behind me creating my own version at home. The other inspiration was my fancy new blender that I just knew would create the smoothest, creamiest hummus I’ve ever made.
And I was right. This was the smoothest, creamiest hummus that has ever come from my kitchen.
I’ve been without a regular blender for over a year now. The last one I owned, an overpriced and under-performing Kitchen Aid blender, broke as soon as the warranty expired. And I wasn’t in a big rush to run out and replace it with another piece of junk. I’ve never been a huge fan of blenders because I have never owned one that worked really well. Sure, they all claim to crush ice. But they never really do. Continue reading →
While we mostly eat guacamole during spring and summer when Southern California is bursting with fresh, local avocados, I couldn’t resist digging through the large pile of perfectly ripe Haas avocados at the grocery store the other day. I guess I can thank the Superbowl for that! Continue reading →
