Loaded Potato Leek Soup

Loaded Potato Leek Soup Late Summer Abundance! I tried to make a simple potato leek soup but with all the late summer organic vegetable harvest, I just kept adding in those healthy organic vegetables until my soup was loaded with nutrition and flavor! My Loaded Potato Leek Soup uses corn/potato stock as a thickener but […]

Golden Fregola Shrimp and Tomato

Golden Fregola Shrimp and Tomato Tiny chewy golden semolina nuggets swimming in a rich seafood broth with plump shrimp and farm fresh tomatoes are the star characters in my Golden Fregola Shrimp and Tomato entrée! Fregola hails from the island of Sardinia. Fregola is simply made with just semolina and water stirred by hand until […]

Red Lentil Vegetable Dal

Red Lentil Vegetable Dal  My Red Lentil Vegetable Dal is a nutritious vegetable stew full of fiber, protein rich legumes and healthy organic greens and vegetables. Generous amounts of Vindaloo curry, healthy turmeric and cumin make this East Indian inspired stew just burst with flavor; while their anti-inflammatory properties heal the joints and connective tissue!  […]

Red Lentil Rotelli with Flageolet Beans

Red Lentil Rotelli with Flageolet Beans So it’s apparent by now that I am a lover of pasta and thank God I am not gluten intolerant! But, that said, many f my friends and family are gluten intolerant. What to do? Well it was imperative to find a gluten free pasta that really tastes and feels […]

Stovetop Roasted Tandoori Vegetables

Stovetop Roasted Tandoori Vegetables  Just craving the taste of Indian spiced vegetables, I couldn’t decide upon roasted eggplant and tomatoes, potatoes laden with cumin seed or Delhi Style green beans; so I combined them all together to make my Stovetop Roasted Tandoori Vegetables! My Stovetop Roasted Tandoori Vegetables  dish is a delicious vegetarian entrée that is […]

Lamb Tagine with Spinach Qorma

Lamb Tagine with Spinach Qorma My Lamb Tagine with Spinach Qorma is an Afghan inspired dish with a few twists! Qorma can be made with meat or vegetables; I have combined the two in this tribute to delicious, healthy middle eastern cooking. I make my Qorma in a traditional tagine. My Lamb Tagine with Spinach […]

Cod in gingered Dashi with Soba

  Cod in gingered Dashi with Soba stars cod loins swimming in a mineral rich seaweed broth spiked with ginger and chili! The cod in Dashi broth together with Japanese yams, leeks, Wakame, carrots, celery and kale bathes a tangle of buckwheat soba! This soup is so mineral rich and nutritious with two kinds of seaweed. Kombu (kelp) […]

SPICY LOADED VEGETABLE BORSCHT

SPICY LOADED VEGETABLE BORSHT So I just couldn’t find a Borscht recipe that encompassed all the flavors and vegetables that I wanted in this “ must eat” comfort soup for these recent frigid temperatures! My Spicy Loaded Vegetable Borscht is the answer to keeping warm this winter! I’ve used a few unconventional seasonings in my […]

Two Fabulous Late Summer Soups!

Two Fabulous Late Summer Soups Try my two fabulous late summer soups now while there still is an abundance of late summer vegetables! My two fabulous late summer soups include a cooling gazpacho and a warming celery soup! These days we go from hot days to chilly ones! My two fabulous late summer soups have […]

Cannellini, Clams and Mussels

Cannellini, Clams and Mussels My Cannellini, Clams and Mussels is a versatile nutritious chowder that is both fiber and protein rich! Nutritious Italian white beans, delicious treasures from the sea and organic vegetables and herbs married to a simple garlicky sauce de Provence become a stand alone chowder that can be served on its own […]