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Spring Green Soup
When I unpacked my CSA box on Saturday, I immediately thought of Ash Reshteh, a Persian soup of greens, herbs, pulses and thick noodles,...
Mar 15, 2021


Mint-Mustard Sauce
This was lovely, and came together in under five minutes. It bears no relation to the sweet, minty sauce served with lamb; this is an...
Feb 4, 2021


Multi-Veggie Tomato Sauce
This Tomato Sauce recipe remains my favorite, but I upgraded it a bit because I am trying to add more fiber to my diet. I made the recipe...
Jan 19, 2021


Warm Kaniwa Salad with Herbs and Sour Cherries
It is always exciting to find a new ingredient and I quite enjoyed this salad, made with kaniwa, quinoa's kissing cousin. Kaniwa is...
Jan 18, 2021


Warm Delicata Squash Salad with Roasted Shallots and an Italian Parsley Dressing
A pretty autumn starter, and a surprisingly filling lunch the next day. This would have tasted just as good tossed together in a bowl but...
Oct 29, 2020


Meyer Lemon and Herb Salsa
This is an easy pick-me-up dressing for plain fish and chicken, and is infinitely adaptable -- use whatever citrus you have in the fruit...
Oct 12, 2020


Unicorn Lemonade/Limeade
I have been making variations on this since the beginning of the summer and L. has quaffed every pitcher happily. My personal favorite is...
Jul 29, 2020


Corn Chowder Salad
I have always felt that all of the components of corn chowder would make a good salad, but never got around to thinking it through from...
Jul 28, 2020


Moroccan Chicken Stuffed Sliders with Preserved Lemon and Mint Mayonnaise
These were really easy, and SOOOO good. I think that they would also taste really good as a lettuce wrap stuffing, something that I might...
May 30, 2020


Wild and Brown Rice Pilaf with Sour Cherries and Herbs
I was planning a chicken dinner, with Advieh (a Persian spice mix predominantly composed of cinnamon, cumin and cardamom) and roasted...
Jan 29, 2020


Meyer Lemon and Herb Sauce
This is exactly the kind of sauce you want to eat when it is cold and blustery out; it will remind you of summer. It is also really easy...
Jan 16, 2020


Bonus Recipe: Blackberry-Basil Lemonade
I like most variations of lemonade and this one, as well as being very pretty, is a true thirst quencher for summertime; a glass always...
Jul 16, 2018
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