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Lentil and Butternut Squash Stew for 2
COME DOWN AND HAVE A LITTLE STEW The chilly weather has me feeling soupy-stewy, if you know what I mean. That hankering for a bowl of pure comfort, that starts with sautéed onions and garlic. As you...
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Beet and Walnut Pâté
Beet Love! When I tell people that it took me 40 years to like beets, I get one of two responses. The first is a broad smile and a hearty endorsement for their beloved root vegetable. The second is a...
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Secret Peanut Sauce
SECRET SAUCE With BBQ season upon us, and plenty of outdoor soirees planned this weekend, I thought it was time to share a secret with you. I have a few scars from burns and cuts, but the greater...
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Garlicky Roasted Red Pepper Dip
The best part of making almond milk may well be playing with the pulp that’s leftover. For my first time playing with it I went for something easy, and decided to convert an old recipe of mine for a...
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Black Rice with Pomegranate and Sweet Potato
We’ve had a shift of season here in the desert. We’ve gone from, “What am I going I do with all these zucchinis?” to, “Do you like pomegranates?” season. You either love or hate the fruit synonymous...
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How is This Vegan? Fig Cake
Here in the desert, our figs ripen long before autumn, and are gone pretty quickly. So, I often have exactly one week to eat my fill, make a cake, and get some jam sorted. Full disclosure here, below...
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Royal Sweet Potato Pie-ettes
My Holiday Bowl When I moved to the Pacific Northwest a few years ago, I was amazed at what people would do in the rain. When I vocalized my wonderment, the response was always the same: If we waited...
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Cranberry Sauce with a Secret
Does “Miss Congeniality” ever win the crown? I can’t recall it ever happening, although she’s elemental to every pageant. The Miss Congeniality of the holiday season is, of course, the cranberry, which...
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