by Josie | Feb 5, 2021 | Gluten Free, Hors d'oeuvres, Meal Planning, Recipes, Spices, Vegan, Vegetarian
Super Bowl 2021 is this coming Sunday, so WHAT TO EAT during the game comes to mind. Nachos pop up first, so we thought we’d shake it up a bit with some easy to assemble international nachos for you to consider. All of which can easily be prepared vegetarian....
by Josie | Jan 21, 2021 | Cooking, Curry, Gluten Free, Meal Planning, Recipes, Soup, Vegan
Coconut curry anything grabs your attention, but when you add cauliflower – well, its fabulous. This creamy soup has been in our Pepper & Salt Kitchen catalog for years. It’s a customer favorite, a family favorite and a cook’s favorite because...
by Josie | Jan 5, 2021 | Food History, Gluten Free, Meal Planning, Soup
We make this jeweled chowder a few times a year. In August we buy locally grown, organic corn from farmers in the area ~ usually about 400 ears. My team spends a day or two shucking the ears, we cut the kernels off the cob and freeze them for use over the year. The...
by Josie | Dec 24, 2020 | Cooking, Food History, Gluten Free, Herbs, Meal Planning, Recipes, Sauces, Sides, Skillet Cooking, Spices, Vegetarian
This is one of our favorite skillet dishes for breakfast or brunch — or dinner or lunch! It’s a simple traditional dish of Israel that rivals hummus and falafel as one of the most popular meals. The recipe stems from northeast African cultures that made...
by Josie | Dec 23, 2020 | Condiments, Cooking, Herbs, Meal Planning, Recipes, Soup, Spices, Vegan
This Tuscan soup goes well with almost anything you pair it with, especially good toasted artisan bread and leafy green salad. This is a vegetarian version, but by adding pistou in place of pesto and not adding in the asiago you have a hearty delicious vegan soup....
by Josie | Dec 21, 2020 | Condiments, Herbs, Meal Planning, Quinoa, Recipes, Sides, Spices, Vegan
Sometimes buying a butternut can be a little intimidating. They tend to be rather large most of the time, But right now, you can get these smaller butternut ~ perfect for one to two portions. I’ve seen them in Trader Joe’s, Fred Meyer, New Seasons and...