I was living in Stockbridge, Massachusetts the first time I ate a searing hot pepper. It was one of those long, pointy, skinny numbers popular in Asian dishes. Since it arrived on my plate at a neighborhood Thai restaurant, I figured I was supposed to eat it. Who knew? Seconds after chewing it up and swallowing part of it, a volcano erupted in my stomach all the way up to my throat. Water was absolutely useless. A friend sitting across from me had an untouched Piña Colada in front of ...
Baked Pomme Rösti – and the 2016 Idaho® Potato Commission Harvest Tour
Travel is good for the soul. When we travel, we open ourselves to new experiences, to meeting new people, and if we're lucky we learn something new about ourselves. One of my favorite parts of travel, no big surprise here, is the food. It's entwined in its culture, rituals, and stories. Take the potato. The potato is deeply embedded in more countries around the world than any other I can think of. As far as we know, potatoes were first grown in Peru and Bolivia. They traveled from there to ...
Best Ever Braised Cabbage
This little braised cabbage recipe is a huge winner you'll want in your back pocket as we roll into the comfort food months of the year. Cabbage is an unsung hero. And braised cabbage is a star. First of all, cabbage marries well with a wide range of ingredients. If you think about it, it's popular in both German and Asian dishes, which are extremely different from each other. Second, it fits into any budget. And lastly, it's can be eaten raw in slaws and salads, and also lends ...
Curried (Paleo) Cauliflower “Risotto” with Pickled Apples
First of all, this isn't really a risotto, and purists out there (and anyone of Italian descent) may be a little offended that I even use the word when there's no arborio rice involved. (And yes, I know it looks like scrambled eggs, but I promise you it's cauliflower.) Second of all, since I'm being all honest here with you all, it doesn't have the consistency of a risotto. It sits squarely somewhere between a pilaf and risotto, since cauliflower isn't a grain. Clearly this is a work in ...
Spiralized Sweet Potatoes and Apples with Dates
October 1 is World Vegetarian Day, which kicks off Vegetarian Awareness Month. When it was created in 1977, vegetarianism was still a fringe thing. Today, 40 years later, vegetarian diets are mainstream. Most restaurants across the country offer vegetarian options on their menus, and grocery stores pack their shelves with packaged quinoa dinners, multiple brands of tofu, and other soy-based meat substitutes. In honor of Vegetarian Awareness Month, October is a great time to think ...
Baked Zucchini Tots
Secret Recipe Club: Zucchini tots baked with onion, Panko bread crumbs, cheese, and herbs for an easy vegetable side dish. This is one of my favorite times of the month, because it's Reveal Day for the Secret Recipe Club. For the uninitiated, The Secret Recipe Club is a group of around 100 food bloggers, separated into three smaller blogging groups, each of which post at different times of the month. Every month, we’re each assigned a blog in our group to look through. We try a few recipes and ...
Grilled Fattoush Salad
Grilled fattoush salad with grilled peppers and zucchini, tossed with tomatoes, cucumbers, green onions, and chickpeas dressed in buttermilk-yogurt dressing. I attended The Yoga Expo this past weekend in Santa Clara. It's a big yoga and meditation day traveling around the country, with a stop scheduled for Vancouver, BC as well. There are also exhibitors for everything from crystals to homeopathy and juices in a pill form. If you decide to go to one of them, and I do recommend ...
Grilled Watermelon with Lime and Mint
This is a sponsored post by Whole Foods who asked me to create an untraditional grilled dish for 4th of July. Grilled watermelon was at the top of my list because I wanted something easy, allowing me to relax and enjoy my guests. Another post for a grilled peaches dessert is coming soon. A couple of weeks ago, some friends in Tahoe invited us to dinner. Another friend of theirs was driving over with a cooler of halibut he'd caught in Alaska for an evening of ...
Zucchini and Summer Squash Tart with Corn and Mozzarella
Zucchini and summer squash tart with corn and mozzarella, topped with slivers of mint and basil. At this point in my life, a scattering of my friends have one parent still living, but most of us have trudged down the path of losing both parents. So when I heard that the 90+ year-old parents of a neighbor-friend of ours, Mary, were zipping up to the Lake for a short weekend visit from the wine country, I wanted them all to come to dinner. Once their arrival time drew near, I started to ...
Vegan Mango – Melon Slaw with Ginger and Lime
My husband has always warned me that better is the enemy of good. Meaning, if you've got something that works, but try to make it better, it doesn't work at all. For example, say you're frosting a cake and you see some piping that's off kilter just a little. Maybe you're the only one who would even see it, but suddenly it's ALL you can see. In a rash, way-over-confident moment, you decide to adjust it just a bit with say, your pinkie. You know the risks, but you're going to be so careful, it ...
Baked Falafel with a Spicy Moroccan Sauce (in a muffin pan!!)
This month's theme for Progressive Eats is anything that can be made in a muffin tin. This could have been my opportunity to make muffins. God knows I'm due. In the nearly 5 years I've had this blog going, I've not posted one single muffin. Kind of shocking in the food blogging world. Likewise, and my husband really doesn't understand this, I've never posted cupcakes. But they're vegetarian, he's complained more than once. In truth, you might never see cupcakes here. Trust me when I say ...
Healthy Mexican Casserole with Quinoa
With the holiday weekend upon us, ushering in summer BBQs, get-togethers with family and friends, picnics, and trips to the beach, this is an easy casserole you need in your hip pocket for a great side dish or vegetarian entree. It comes together quickly and is a crowd pleaser for adults and kids of any age. Every summer, our stepson, his lovely wife and a bunch of our grandkids come visit us at Lake Tahoe. There's a ton of activities always going on between the beaches, pool, kayaking, ...
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