Pumpkin & Pomegranate

My father has a dear friend who is from Guatemala. When I was a child we went to his house for a dinner party where we were served a fairly simple looking black bean soup. The soup was puréed, and had a drizzle of cream on the top. I couldn’t have been older than 10, [...]

I had to try out my new harissa spice mix from World Spice Merchants. I liked it so much in this stew that I am going back this weekend to buy some more blends. I wish the internet was fitted with smell-o-vision, I would stream live from my kitchen and you all would have drool [...]

I still read The Homesick Texan, the gateway blog for me. Before Lisa’s blog I had never even had an interested in reading blogs or being a blogger, but she opened my eyes to fantastic homemade refritos and the blogosphere. Most of her recipes are just eye candy as they have ingredients I don’t generally [...]

After a long chilly & drizzly day I was craving soup. I crave soup a lot during the Autumn and Winter so this is no surprise. I sat at my desk at working taking inventory of my pantry and freezer at home.

It has been quite chilly up here in the PNW! All I can really think about lately is soup. This particular soup was a bit of a hodgepodge, but ended up tasting REALLY good. So good that I just have to pass it along. I made it for Matt last night, and we ate so [...]

On Saturday  I started off the morning at my favorite coffee place. Fonté is in downtown Seattle, so it is a bit of a trek (plus paying for parking), but the coffee is so worth it. I had a little bit of time to catch up on my magazines before heading out to drop off [...]

Saturday night we wanted something warm and filling. We got a bit of a late start due to me thinking football would last longer, and so I took my time in the shower. By the time I got to Matt’s around 9pm he was ready for dinner. Luckily he is a man who loves his [...]

I lived on a few dishes last fall, they were all fairly simple to make, healthy, and incredibly satisfying. This soup made many an appearance on my dinner table. The only change is that now instead of having fresh Grana Padano cheese melted on top, the soup gets a healthy sprinkling of vegan Parmesan. I [...]

I promised a soup extravaganza, but really one of them was much more stew than soup. Not that I cared, it was so good I think it might just be my “stew of the season”.  My neighbor (his driveway is the drop off spot for the CSA boxes) came by with “extras”, as he does [...]

I know butternut squash is more of a Fall and Winter item, but I got 4 small bulbs of fennel in my CSA box on Tuesday and had to come up with something to put them into. I am not a huge fennel fan, licorice and I do not get along well and fennel’s anise [...]