Ratatouille Galette

Ratatouille Galette   It is still peak season for farm to table vegetables from our local CSA Farm! The abundance of organic yellow, striped and green zucchini, deep purple to pink eggplant, yellow,red and green heirloom tomatoes, colorful red, purple, green and yellow peppers and more greens and lettuces than you can imagine seems endless! Eating […]

Savory Spring Vegetable Crostata

Savory Spring Vegetable Crostata The idea of assembling a myriad of organic vegetables and nestling them in a light crust is not new! A vegetable tart, pie, galette or crostata is very popular in Europe and especially during the Easter/Passover season! My Savory Spring Vegetable Crostata ushers in Spring with delicious, healthy and nutritious vegetables wrapped […]

Summer Vegetable Frittata

Summer Vegetable Frittata My Summer Vegetable Frittata takes full advantage of the bounty of organic Summer vegetables available from our local CSA farm Seeds and Spores! Easy to prepare on a hot summer day, my Summer Vegetable Frittata is chock full of organically grown vegetables and free range eggs enhanced with flavorful ethnic seasonings and healthy anchovies! My Summer […]

Vegetarian Lasagna

Vegetarian Lasagna Vegetarian Lasagna Vegetarian Lasagna! We are not using pasta in my Vegetarian Lasagna! Long slices of organic eggplant, zucchini, fennel, butternut squash and potatoes are layered with slices of organic onions, peppers and leeks. My Vegetarian Lasagna, with plenty of marinara sauce, whole ricotta and an array of shredded Italian cheeses is pulled […]

Sicilian Summer Vegetable Stew

Sicilian Summer Vegetable Stew It’s summer and organic home grown heirloom tomatoes, zucchini, parsley and basil, chard and kale are abundant! Even though it is quite warm this summer, my Sicilian Summer Vegetable Stew is a perfectly light supper filled with nutritious organic vegetables, flavored with organic aromatic basil and parsley! My Sicilian Summer Vegetable Stew can be complimented […]

Tagliatelle with Lamb, Chard and Olive Ragu

A simple pasta dish using left over grilled leg of lamb, nutritious swiss chard, eggplant, zucchini, grape tomatoes and kalamata olives in a not too rich sauce that screams with flavor!! This is really delicious! Serve with a simply dressed salad and a Pinot Noir! I just happened to grill a leg of lamb that […]

Spaghetti with Spinach, Fried Zucchini and Anchovy Sauce

Here’s another very simple and light but luscious summer pasta dish using canned anchovy and the best of summer produce! Remember that any of my pasta recipes can accommodate a gluten free diet by simply using a gluten free variety of pasta available at most health food or specialty stores or  the specialty sections of […]