Today I opened a very old cookbook to a page that was covered with stains and splatter marks. The recipes must be good, right? So I made my first (surprisingly delicious) Asparagus Loaf. I think it needs a better name! Continue Reading
Month / April 2015
Black Bean Soup
It is a soup day. The fog is back and the temperature is cool so I created this really easy soup with ingredients we had in the pantry. To make a batch yourself,
Mini Taco-Stuffed Peppers
Here is another recipe-free dinner…taco-stuffed peppers. To make them yourself, Continue Reading
Mediterranean Chicken
Dinners that don’t require a recipe are the best…like this one. Continue Reading
Whole Roasted Cauliflower
This is something I have wanted to try for years: to roast a whole cauliflower. Not only was it easy, but it was good. And because cauliflower is full of the powerful antioxidant, sulforaphane, it is good for you. Here are some interesting articles from John Hopkins Medicine on their sulforaphane research: Continue Reading
Sweety Drops
Just when I thought I’d really seen it all, I found these tiny tear-shaped red peppers called sweety drops in the Continue Reading
Edible Flower Petals
I had the incredible opportunity to join my son’s first grade class today and visit Harley Farms Goat Dairy in Pescadero, California. We’ve been before, but on this school tour we were treated to extra special privileges like Continue Reading
Horned Melon
Have you ever seen this incredible thing? It is actually fun to eat. You kind of feel like you Continue Reading
Loquats
We rediscovered this loquat tree in our backyard today. The fruit tastes delicious and is full of Continue Reading
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus
These days it is fairly common to have friends who follow a gluten-free and or dairy-free diet, which has inspired me to try new appetizers and side dishes for parties. Like this one… Continue Reading









