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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...
PINEAPPLE CUCUMBER COCONUT GAZPACHO
We first made this soup for customers in 2013. It was a stellar month if you like your week reaching 100 plus degrees for umpteen days. To beat the heat and still somehow get in a work out, I was meeting up in the early morning with a group of badass kettlebellers who...
GRILLED ROMAINE with ANCHOVY-MUSTARD-CAPER VINAIGRETTE
Ten years ago I had my first grilled romaine experience. I WISH I could remember the name of the restaurant. By far, the best food we had on our trip. It was on the water in San Diego. You know the one... The menu was an amazing read, but out of all the items we...
CREAMY POLENTA with BBQ RIBS
Ribs will be on the menu for many families celebrating the 4th of July and if you're like our family, you seem to have enough for an army. If you have leftovers, here's an idea for stretching your ribs into a completely different dish. Recently we barbecued two huge...