
cucumber pomegranate salad
when i found out i was hosting a last minute feast last night i had about an hour or so to prepare. let me stress this. an hour…. Read More »

fennel and cilantro salad
oh gosh…i have been everywhere but here. life… it’s just been chaos. the last time i wrote my puppy was calmly resting…today he’s recovering from surgery. he’s got… Read More »

grilled veggie couscous salad
i love to grill. mostly because i’m pretty sure i’m a pyro. ok, maybe not, but i like to grill, and play with my food in fire. what… Read More »

lentil and chorizo soup
so this is not for passover…well, it could be i guess, if you ate lentils. some people do, i did last year, don’t tell anyone, i misunderstood. you… Read More »

cream of carrot soup with roasted jalapeños.
i’m a bit of a procrastinator. have you noticed? i work well under pressure. i tend to wait to the last minute. and something happens…i know i need… Read More »

butternut, ginger and apple soup
i roasted a chicken. not because i wanted chicken either. i just wanted the bones. roasted chicken bones = good homemade stock. good homemade stock can be made over… Read More »

simple and easy chicken vegetable noodle soup
i wouldn’t exactly call “us” sick. i would call it…i feel like hell there for everyone up in this house should feel bad for me and i want… Read More »

bean, squash and chard soup
i love reading recipes on the internets…mostly because of the comments. that’s where you get the ideas, the substitutions, the feel of how a recipe will turn out…. Read More »

need a little swank for your holidays?
i can hardly believe the holidays are almost here…when did this all happen? i’ve been so crazed the last couple of weeks i have yet to prepare…or buy… Read More »

anything goes soup
warning, this post consists of my inner thoughts…just because…well, i too have conversations with myself. around 5 o’clock last night: oh my gosh what am i going to… Read More »