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TOASTED FARRO SALAD with MIXED ORGANIC GREENS, PEARS, AVOCADO & TOMATO AIOLI DILL DRESSING
This winter salad is dressed up with toasted farro, roasted garbanzo croutons, sliced pears, heirloom tomatoes, creamy avocado, fresh gorgeous greens and a killer dressing. This was the perfect salad for our Sunday night dinner. With the farro and garbanzos, it easily...
ONIGIRI ~ JAPANESE RICE BALLS
Onigiri is considered Japanese soul food and compared to easy grab 'n go foods like burritos and hotdogs because they share the same definition for perfect hand-held, walk-about snacks. Onigiri is a rice ball, typically wrapped in seaweed. It was invented before the...
GRILLED ORANGE-YOGURT MARINATED CHICKEN SKEWERS with HARISSA & MINT YOGURT SAUCE
Food on sticks is the best. Especially if it's marinated, grilled meat. This recipe is all about flavor and these skewers of well seasoned chicken marinated for hours in a citrusy yogurt sauce will make you feel like you've arrived in the circuit of chefs. To be...
DARJEELING INFUSED TURMERIC CHICKEN BROTH with NOODLES & SPICY TAMARI MEATBALLS
Darjeeling tea inspired this noodle soup. Recipe testing this broth with an infusion of tea took several tries, but we finally landed on one that we really enjoyed. It isn't overwhelmingly tea forward but just enough so the essence of Darjeeling snuggles in nicely...
WHAT’S IN SEASON FOR FEBRUARY
Winter produce is some of our favorite and there's a good variety of things to choose from in February. I was inspired to post this week because we found ourselves with a pretty good haul of broccoli, beets and cabbage from our Pepper & Salt Kitchen gardens. We...
COULDN’T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU
We delivered a big batch of soup this morning to Clackamas Service Center. The reception we get every single time is wonderful. To be able to do this for this organization and the people who come there for help and food, has been such a wonderful experience. They are...
SPINACH TORTELLINI & FENNEL SAUSAGE SOUP
This soup is easy, versatile and eye catching, as my Mother would say. What makes this easy are the ingredient options you have. You can choose to use ready-made, store bought ingredients or home-made. In addition, there are many options for greens and vegetables that...
GREEK LEMON CHICKEN SOUP with ORZO
One of our favorites. What sets this apart from your average chicken soup is the lemon and egg mixture. While close, I won't claim that this is the original Avgolemono Soup. It's inspired by Avgolemono, but even in Greece there are so many versions of this soup, it...
YELLOW CURRY CARROT with HARISSA GLAZED GARBANZOS & ROASTED PEANUTS
This delicious Yellow Curry Carrot Soup with harissa glazed garbanzos and roasted peanuts easily satisfies a soup craving with its' buttery, warm, textural composition. We took inspiration from Moosewood's African Peanut Soup, our own Moroccan Carrot Soup and the...
BENEFITS OF SHARING A MEAL TOGETHER
Typically when we think about eating, we think about the actual food. We think about how we'll prepare it, we calculate calories, watch our salt, gauge our sugar, consider how much protein and fiber we're getting and even what time we'll be scheduling it all in. I...