These little babies were inspired by Chef Chloe Coscarelli’s Black Bean Baby Cakes. I did make a few changes however, but her idea to pair spiced black beans with sweet pineapple is a real winner. This recipe happens to be vegan. I am not a vegan, but lately I find I’ve been making a lot … Continue reading »
Surprise surprise, I bought another cookbook. As much as I love getting recipes and inspiration online, there is nothing quite like the feeling of getting a brand new cookbook. I can sit and read a cookbook like a novel, much like my mom in this respect. She has a marvelous collection and if I’m lucky … Continue reading »
I can’t believe I used to hate beets. For the vast majority of my life, I really only saw beets at the occasional salad bar and made an assumption early on that all beets came from a can. Don’t get me wrong, I still hate canned beets. To me, they are more like jell-o with … Continue reading »
Yesterday, my mom had breakfast at this little French place by my house, which I still haven’t tried (shame on me!) and brought me the leftover half of her freshly baked baguette. Yum. Instead of being selfish and keeping it all to myself, I saved it to make bruschetta for my family. Every Wednesday, my … Continue reading »
The other day, I finally put my food processor to good use making pesto and it got me thinking about herbs. More like what other kinds of delicious green sauces can I make with herbs? Chimichurri instantly came to mind. Chimichurri is an Argentinian sauce typically made with parsley, garlic, vinegar, olive oil and oregano. … Continue reading »
Kale. I love it. If I somehow got my kids to love it, I would be the happiest mom in the world. So, I made a batch of Green Rice last night (inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow’s Fried Rice with Kale and Scallions.) I wouldn’t exactly call it fried rice since I did change up her … Continue reading »
The other day I came across the most scrumptious picture of Spicy Orange Peel Tofu on Pinterest. Of course it just happened to be from one of my all-time favorite blogs, Poppytalk. I normally shy away from recipes that have more than a handful of ingredients, but since I had almost everything already in my … Continue reading »
I am in love with Smitten Kitchen. Holy moly. What this lady cranks out of her tiny NY kitchen is simply remarkable. My mom was over for lunch today which made me happy as she is completely accepting of the “vegan-ish” phase I’m going through right now. So when I find new ways to incorporate … Continue reading »
I have been wanting to make Chef Chloe’s Avocado Pesto ever since we moved into this house with an almost unending supply of avocados (due to the avocado tree in our backyard.) Weeks will go by without any avocados and then bam!!! – right now I have three huge bowls of avocados in my kitchen. … Continue reading »
If you love trying out new recipes, you’ll love 101cookbooks.com (if you don’t already.) Not only are the recipes inspiring, but so are the pictures! I made this Simple Tomato Soup recipe a couple nights ago…I am calling it Curried Tomato Soup because the spice content is very similar to what you’d use in a … Continue reading »
