My darling friend Emily comes from a long line of impressive bakers. She has much coveted pie traditions with her sweet mother and beloved departed nana. It’s so wonderful to keep those beautiful traditions alive from generation to generation. It keeps us grounded and reminds us where we came from and that we are part…
Happy Holidays!!!
*recipe to come;)
Green Bean Salad with Toasted Almonds and Tart Cherry Vinaigrette
Holiday dishes tend to be a bit of an epic battle for oven time, don’t they? Turkey, ham, endless casseroles and on on on. They all need their time in the oven, often at different temperatures of course, then need even more time for a reheat before dinner. If you don’t have an enormous commercial…
Nutritious Gluten-Free Lactation Cookies!
This is an unusual recipe for this blog, but let me tell you these bite-sized heroes are much tastier than they are pretty. I wanted to post this recipe in order to share an effective and healthy option with my mama friends. I’ve been emailing this recipe to my mama friends one after another so…
Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites
On the day I tried this recipe I had an epic success as well as one of the greatest food fails I’ve ever experienced! I hoped to share this recipe as well as a dark chocolate bourbon truffle recipe with you fine people (and with my mouth, my mouth definitely wanted some of that action). I…
EASY Crunchy Persian Pickles!
I’ve been on a bit of a pickling bender lately. They are so crunchy and tangy I just can’t get enough! I won’t even mention how good pickled foods are for digestion (oh, wait, I just did). This recipe is easy, suuuuper crunchy and made to store in the fridge. Get crunching and make your…
Tangy Pickled Red Cabbage Slaw
As the weather gets cooler I start to gravitate toward heavier foods. It’s just so so satisfying until my tummy starts to protest! Oh heavy foods can come at a price! This recipe used to be a summer staple in our house but has most recently become a go-to any time we need to do…
Center for Ecoliteracy – Doing the Good Work for School Nutrition
Talk about a cause near and dear to my little old heart! The Center for Ecoliteracy promotes ecological education in schools throughout California, teaching children that food (or at least whole, healthy foods) come from the earth. Children learn that the little belly button on an avocado means it grew on a tree. A TREE?!…
Pickle in a Spanish Picnic for EatingWell magazine
Oh my gosh life has been crazy and I haven’t had half a second to post anything at all! Oh well, sometimes that’s the way it goes, right? Anyway, I just wanted to share my first shoot getting “back on the horse” after giving birth to our Sweet P, who I call Pickle so much…
Shaved Asparagus Salad with Prosciutto and Poached Egg
My life as a new mom has really taken a devastating toll on my veggie consumption. I took for granted all the time I used to spend on prepping and making veggie filled meals! Dang, that was a lot of chopping, slices, sautéing etc. Given my lack of spare time or hands to cook with…