Mashed Cauliflower with Shallot & Chive Boursin
Cauliflower is delicious cooked in so many ways, (roasted with Parmesan, stuffed with cheesy-onion filling, or baked with buffalo wing sauce) but one of our …
Tomato & Green Bean Salad with Feta and Kalamata Olives
Calling all veggies!!! We really felt like eating some good crunchy veggies after all those cookies we made over the past couple of weeks! This …
Leek & Onion Latkes
I just ran this recipe in my Lamorinda Weekly food column and couldn’t help but to feature it here, too, since it’s Chanukah week and latkes are …
Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes with Brown Butter & Crème Fraîche
Sweet potatoes are one of those “love or hate” vegetables, but Courtney and I really love them and we like coming up with new ideas …
Delicata Squash Salad
Delicata squash is delicious no matter how you slice it, and it’s especially good roasted with brown butter and a tiny sprinkling of brown sugar. …
Family’s Favorite Mediterranean Pasta
This pasta dish is made with the heavenly flavors of the Mediterranean … sun-dried tomatoes, Greek olives, basil, pine nuts, fresh tomatoes, and feta cheese. …
Honey-Balsamic Glazed Brussels Sprouts with Walnuts & Shallots
These are magical! You won’t have to be convinced to eat your veggies once you’ve tasted these delicious morsels! Crispy Glazed Brussels sprouts are tossed …
Goat Cheese-Pistachio Stuffed Mushrooms
This recipe is so easy to make, but no one will ever know if you don’t tell them, because it tastes like you’ve been toiling …
Kiere’s Salad Magic
I’ve never in my life see such beautiful salads as that Kiere Schroeder creates, well designs, actually for here guests at Sulphur Creek Ranch in …
Rustic Porcini-Cremini Mushroom Soup
Comfort food at its best! It’s really tough to beat a good, homemade mushroom soup and this one is especially no exception. Porcini mushrooms add …
Roasted Acorn Squash Soup
This time of year, as the nights get cooler, it’s really comforting to make soup! Squash soup, mushroom soup, pumpkin soup, turkey soup, or even …
Roasted Shallot-Jalapeno Custard
This past summer, we were lucky enough to spend a day and night at the Morgan Ranch, a private inholding in the Frank Church-River of …
“Pink Goes Good with Green” Pesto
The pesto recipe is after this fun story and all of the pics! Just follow the yellow brick road! Playing the Witch’s Mother in Wicked …
“Pink Goes Good with Green” Pesto
The pesto recipe is after this fun story and all of the pics! Just follow the yellow brick road! PRINT RECIPE Playing the Witch’s Mother …
“Constructed” Caprese Salad
Try your next Caprese salad in a neat little shell of a homegrown tomato! Scoop out the tomato pulp and toss it with with mozzarella …
“Constructed” Caprese Salad
Try your next Caprese salad in a neat little shell of a homegrown tomato! Scoop out the tomato pulp and toss it with with mozzarella …
Artichoke Heart Quesadillas
This has been one of our favorite specialty lunches for years! We serve it to almost every group of visitors to our Idaho cabin and …
Daddy’s Mexican Caesar Salad
We love Mexican food! Well, who doesn’t really? The flavors are beguiling – spicy and hot, and Mexican food fills the belly like almost no …
Mediterranean Eggplant Roulades
I am a huge eggplant fan! love it stuffed and baked, in eggplant parmesan and grilled with ginger-sesame marinade. But, don’t worry, even if you …
Zucchini Pancakes
Zucchini, zucchini, zucchini … what shall I make of thee? Pancakes, of course! This is one of my favorite zucchini recipes ever which comes from …
Panzanella Salad
Straight from the veggie garden to the salad bowl, Panzanella is the quintessential summer salad. Juicy homegrown tomatoes, cukes, bell pepper, and basil soak up …