Pumpkin & Pomegranate

I needed an accompaniment to my Summer squash pie, and this was perfect! It didn’t take long to cook the chard in the pan, and in my CSA box I got both the rainbow chard and a bunch of fresh basil. I keep pine nuts in my freezer at all times (love them), and garlic [...]

It’s hot. It’s REALLY hot. I am from Texas and have been through some scorchers, but at least in Texas we have the decency to have air conditioners. Yesterday in Seattle it got up to 103° F in some spots. I am not amused. I have been trying to think of things to eat that [...]

My boyfriend makes me breakfast every Sunday morning. In this and in many other ways I am a very lucky woman.  He hasn’t developed his confidence in this arena, so he is not comfortable taking chances or experimenting. This quality is an advantage when it comes to baking. He follows directions to a T which [...]

I have been craving strawberry shortcake for a while. I am from Texas, and as a kid my parents would take me to Luby’s Cafeteria, a Texas institution. I always wanted to get the Lu ann Platter with fried fish, macaroni and cheese, and mashed potatoes. My mother, being the hippie health-nut that she is, [...]

My last dish with chard was so pleasing to my palate I had to try it again with some really tender rainbow chard from my friends’ garden.  I also received 2 gorgeous bulbs of fennel in my CSA box this week. I didn’t think that I liked fennel, actually I was pretty sure I hated [...]

Maybe it is because I haven’t had non-seafood meat since I was 8, but it always amazes me when the seasonings are what actually make the dish taste like whatever meat it is supposed to be, rather than it being the meat itself. It isn’t exact, but for me it is generally a very satisfying [...]

I had quite a productive evening the night before last. I got off work a tad early since I did not take lunch. Well not really, I was SUPPOSED to get off work early since I did not take lunch, but I ended up staying until 4:30 anyway. I raced home and made a salad [...]

Last week we had a bit of a cool snap and the lovely hens who supply my breakfast ceased their production for a couple of days. This happens, and so I was left with a dilemma this morning when I found myself without any eggs for my usual scramble. I knew I needed protein to [...]

I have these amazing new friends with an incredible garden, and I have been fortunate enough to be able to purchase some of their fantastic organic produce at an extremely reasonable price. My fridge is jam packed with all different kinds of salad greens, lettuces, Asian greens, carrots, beets, etc. I am one happy little [...]

A friend offered up this recipe to me over the weekend, and seeing as I eat kale almost every day I knew I had to try it. Kale is high in calcium, has anti-cancer properties, and is also a source of vitamin B6 (amongst many others). It is a nutrition powerhouse, and I have found [...]