So I went over to check on my community garden yesterday and found that my Roma tomatoes plants had gone crazy over the last week! I ended up coming home… Continue Reading →
If you’ve never heard of piccata, it’s basically an Italian dish of a buttery lemon garlic reduction poured over meat and sometimes pasta. Although piccata is a cream sauce like… Continue Reading →
This risotto with pesto represents one of the most important milestones in my experience with cooking. Many years ago, before I really knew what I was doing in the kitchen,… Continue Reading →
Last week I posted a sweet potato recipe in an attempt to entice fall to reach California. Apparently it didn’t work because the temperatures here are over 100º this week…. Continue Reading →
I hope you have some of those “Perfect Veggie Burgers” left from last week! If you didn’t see that post, it’s an amazing veggie burger recipe that tastes delicious and… Continue Reading →
Caesar salad always used to be one of my favorite foods. I say “used to be” because the egg & dairy & anchovy dressing doesn’t quite fit into the plant-based… Continue Reading →
This is one of those cases where pictures just cannot do justice to the flavors. This soup tastes exactly like a fresh Italian garden. All the wonderful flavors of tomato… Continue Reading →
Given the title of this website, it should be no surprise that SIMPLE food is what excites me most. And there’s a good reason for this – when you cook… Continue Reading →
CHICOTTA! You’ve heard of it, haven’t you? …no? Considering that it was just invented last week, I really can’t blame you. “Chicotta” is a new creation that will change the… Continue Reading →
Pasta primavera has a very silly history. During the 1970s, long before my time, the chefs at world-famous Le Cirque in New York created a dish called “pasta primavera” (primavera… Continue Reading →