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GRILLED SALMON with LEMON PURSLANE SAUTE’
NW wild caught salmon is one of my favorite foods of all time. I like it simply seasoned with salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon and sometimes fresh dill. Grilled skin side down until medium rare. That's it. Simple and delicious. In our household of four, only two...
MINESTRONE VERDE’ with ORGANIC BASIL PESTO (or vegan pistou)
This soup is a different than our traditional tomato rich minestrone. We make this version with fresh green vegetables and herbs and finish it with either a basil pesto or a basil pistou for our vegan soupers. Both sauces add a rich, but clean "greenosity" that takes...
LEMON WHIPPED RICOTTA with ROASTED HEIRLOOM CHERRY TOMATOES
Summer calls for cool, easy to prepare - often portable foods. We love being in our backyard for meals and entertaining. Roaming through the gardens with something tasty in your palm is the ultimate dining experience for me. Well, I do love a good sit-down fancy feast...
GRILLED PEPPER & ONION TART with GOAT CHEESE
I was in desperate need for a colorful dish to add to our summer dinner table when I came up with this idea. We have so many gorgeous herbs in our gardens this year and this tart seemed like the perfect platform for using some. The tart was remarkably good, providing...
BENEFITS of EATING HOT SOUP in the SUMMER HEAT
Summertime conjures up cravings for cold food favorites like gazpacho, ice cream, chilled watermelon and iced coffees. Delicious on a hot day, but these foods and beverages don't actually take your body temperature down. While it may not be as appealing as ice cream,...
HEADS ARE GOING TO ROLL!
I get pretty jazzed about the growth in our gardens, but one of my favorites to watch is our broccoli. This year has been one of our best seasons! We have several rows of broccoli that all stand about thigh high right now. We had to stake them to hold up their...
DARK CHERRY-BASIL SHRUB SPRITZER
This recipe developed out of the desperate need to use some of the abundance of cherries we had been gifted. We made shrubs last year that were so easy to pull together and such a big hit for the seasonal cocktail recipes, that I wanted to try it with these gorgeous...
BIBIM GUKSU with KIMCHI ~ Korean Cold Noodle Salad
This Korean cold noodle salad comes together quickly if you do the julienning and dressing the day before. The layers of flavors come from the sweet and slightly warm Korean chili paste called gochujang, pungent kimchi, mint, salty-nutty notes from tamari, sesame oil...
ASIAN LETTUCE WRAPS with GROUND TURKEY, JASMINE RICE, QUICK PICKLE VEGGIES & COCONUT PEANUT SAUCE
Lettuce wraps (in my opinion) are one of the best plates of food. There's really no limit to what you can make them with or top them with. Having a sense of the flavor profile you're going for helps design your wrap. Consider flavors from Greece, Japan, Mexico, India,...
GRILLED CIABIATTA B.L.A.T.T.
B.L.A.T.T.? Bacon, lettuce, arugula, tomato, turkey ~ on grilled ciabatta. This is a kicked up version of the American diner favorite, the BLT. Piling arugula and baby greens twice as high as the bread, drizzling with dill caper dressing and pressing the loaf with a...