Light, Bright, Colorful Mediterranean Lentil Lemon Soup Easily Transitions from Winter to Spring
Drawing upon Lebanese and Mediterranean influences, this comforting vegan soup features earthy brown lentils infused with depth and richness from lightly caramelized onions, lots of garlic, and warming spices. The savory sweetness comes from a combination of sweet potatoes Continue reading Mediterranean Lentil Lemon Soup with Greens and Sweet Potatoes
I now belong to a Bean Club. Actually, Steve Sando’s Rancho Gordo Bean Club featuring heirloom beans from around the world. My first Bean Club box arrived a week ago. Wow, such a bounty of beans. Six pounds of new-to-me heirloom beans along with a bag of Turkish bay leaves and Continue reading Flageolet Bean Salad – The Caviar of Beans – Tiny, Tender, Delicate
Honey Ginger Lemonade – Wonderfully Refreshing For Memorial Day and the Summer Days AheadAh yes, living in the mountains of Montana. Just a week ago we had almost two inches of heavy, wet snow falling all day. It flattened our tulips, weighed down the branches of the blossom-heavy trees, bent over the peony stems, and collapsed half of the hoops covering our garden. Then today it was Continue reading Honey Ginger Lemonade – Fresh Ginger Tea, Lemon Juice and a Taste of Honey
Raspberry Preserves – RaspberriliciousFresh raspberries, a little fresh lemon juice and a minimal amount of light honey. Just three ingredients cook quickly together (without added pectin) to create richly colored and intensely flavored preserves. Softly thickened, deeply burgundy essence of raspberries. Continue reading Raspberry Preserves – The Essence of Fresh Raspberries
Agua Fresca with Honeydew, Cucumber & MintBlended fruit, water and a little lemon or lime juice makes a most flavorful and refreshing beverage for the warm days of spring and summer. Most any fruit can be used to make Mexico’s delicious aguas frescas: mango, papaya, pineapple, watermelon or even pink grapefruit. Continue reading Agua Fresca – Simply Refreshing
Hummus – Dip, Spread, Snack, Breakfast, Lunch, DinnerMake your own hummus as rich, thick, creamy and flavorful as you like. Though readily available in most grocery and convenience stores, delis and buffets, hummus tastes so much better when homemade. Besides being ready to eat in twenty minutes, you get to choose the quality of each ingredient and the final texture and taste.
“You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your first really good tomato of the season, those are the moments that define the cook’s year. I get more excited by that than anything else.” Mario Batali
There’s another equally important and defining moment. It comes at the end of each season Continue reading Asparagus Ribbon Salad w/ Almonds & Pecorino
