Category Archives: recipes
it’s a blazing 90 degrees. but we cherish pretending it’s autumn. i’ve become obsessed with a weekly soup pot (sometimes two). here – it is mondays. prepping & chopping… simmering. making enough to last for days, or impromtu guests, or to freeze… almost always grain-free. making our weekly meals loaded with veggies, protein & lots...
my garden is looking pretty sad these days: travel, drought and neglect all play a part. but somehow a few things are growing (surviving). come march, i hope to revive it and have a glorious garden for spring & summer. currently growing (or trying to not die): oranges, lemons, grapefruit, peaches… broccoli, lettuce, tomatoes, kale,...
herbs, baby tomatoes, feta cheese, olives all baked. then mixed with barley…and finally, tossed with lemon juice, avocado, cucumber, fresh basil and marinated artichokes… a splash of white wine, fresh ground pepper & sea salt.next time i’d add toasted pine nuts. i know for sure there will be a next time on this one.
today i brought in four more roses. how can i resist photographing these sweet gems?! and as life has slowed, i’ve enjoyed a little more time in the kitchen. missing my sister, on her birthday weekend, and all her effortlessly healthy cooking — i tried to recreate a cabbage soup we had a few times...