Picked Peppers Pico De Gallo
All through early fall there has been a plethora of peppers in our garden. Jalapeño, bell peppers, Anaheim and a variety of small sweet peppers abound. Quite frankly, I have peppers coming out of my ears. There are also spring onions, lots of them, so I was excited when I saw there were still beautiful heirloom tomatoes […]
Roasted Garlic Parmesan Herb Croutons
Homemade croutons are fast, easy, a good way to use up day old bread and soooo much tastier than store-bought! Keep for 10 days in an air tight container in the fridge or freeze and pop in the oven before use for up to 6 months. You can experiment with different herb and bread combinations. Great […]
Sesame Spiced Sweet Potatoes
This recipe was given to me by our Summer neighbor in Muskoka Canada, Martha Stigler. She is a brilliant entertainer and prints a cookbook with her recipes every year to share with friends and neighbors. What a wonderful gift! Enjoy! -Jacq Serves 4 Preheat oven to 400* Ingredients: 2 Sweet Potatoes 1 Tbsp Olive Oil […]
White Kidney Bean Hummus
This recipe was given to me by our Summer neighbor in Muskoka Canada, Martha Stigler. She is a brilliant entertainer and prints a cookbook with her recipes every year to share with friends and neighbors. What a wonderful gift! Enjoy! -Jacq 4 servings, may be multiplied Ingredients: 1 15 oz can Eden Organics White Kidney […]
Heirloom Tomato Goodness
Summer tomatoes are finally here! With whimsical names like Green Zebra, Brandywine, Lollypop, Pineapple each heirloom tomato seems to taste better than the next. In fact there may be nothing better than a fresh cut heirloom tomato EXCEPT- a fresh cut heirloom tomato with a sprinkle of truffle salt and a light drizzle of very […]
Buttered Radishes with Dukkah
I was perusing my favorite farm-to-table foodie blog Putney Farm one night when I happened upon a post about Radishes with Butter and Salt. At that moment I had an over abundance of radishes from the garden and butter coming out of my ears after our blind butter taste test. I just knew fate brought […]
Artichoke Hummus with Za’atar
All of these ingredients are available at most major super markets with the exception of the middle-eastern spice blend called za’atar which is found at specialty or ethnic food shops or you can make your own. If that proves too challenging, don’t worry, this hummus is great on its own or you could add some […]
Roasted Farmer’s Market Veggies with Berbere and Haloumi (or Tofu)
I made these lovely skewers with organic baby beets, baby portabella mushrooms and purple, white and orange carrots from the new Sunset Strip Farmers Market but you can substitute with whatever is in season. Pumpkin, sweet potato, zucchini, cherry tomato, Brussel sprouts etc. would all be delicious. Try to cut everything approximately the same size […]
Cherry Tomato Parmesan Challah Toasts
We stopped at the Coffee Bean in Santa Monica on the way to the desert and in addition to our tasty ice-blended coffees we picked up a loaf of fresh baked Challah bread which they bake every Friday. It came in handy to make this super easy snack. Enjoy!:)JK Ingredients 1 loaf Challah Bread 1 […]
