During the summertime, I love all the fresh fruit that’s available, especially berries, melons, and tropical fruits like mangoes, kiwi fruit and papaya. Recently, I was sent a box of Zespri Kiwi Fruit, and had the chance to experiment with both Green Kiwi Fruit and Gold Kiwi Fruit. I have to say that I am…
Gluten-Free Recipes
Healthy Gluten-Free Recipes for anyone with gluten allergies or intolerances.
Penne with Tuna Plum Tomatoes and Black Olives Recipe
I don’t know about you, but it feels as if summer is flying by. When my kids were young and I had three toddlers under the age of 3, I thought I was busy, but looking back at the days when my little ones were happy just splashing in the little blow-up pool in the…
Cold Cucumber Soup Recipe – 50 Women Game Changers in Food – #7 Madhur Jaffrey
Madhur Jaffrey’s Cold Cucumber Soup – This Soup Was Spicy and Flavorful! It is so hot outside these days that I’ve been thinking about making some cold soup. Typically, I enjoy hot soups, and the only cold soup I’ve ever made is Gazpacho. However, I’ve been thinking about trying a cold cucumber soup with all…
Korean Spicy Cucumber Salad Banchan
Korean Spicy Cucumber Salad is a quick and easy side dish that goes well with almost any summer dish. If you’ve ever eaten at a Korean barbecue restaurant, you’ve probably had the pleasure of being presented with numerous little side dishes, called banchan. This cucumber salad is just one of many you can easily prepare…
Pasta with Roasted Beets, Beet Greens and Pine Nuts Recipe
Pasta with Roasted Beets, Beet Greens and Pine Nuts is a healthy and delicious way to enjoy fresh beets at the peak of their season. I was out of town this past week at my son’s baseball tournament in Florida. We had a blast between watching all the ball games and riding the roller coasters…
Frosty Kiwi Cooler and Kiwi Popsicles
Green Kiwi Popsicles Recently, I received a sample of Zespri Kiwifruit in the mail, and was so excited to find that the box included both Zespri Green Kiwifruit and Zespri Gold Kiwifruit. Although I have enjoyed Green Kiwifruit over the years, I had never tasted Gold Kiwifruit until the BlogHer Food conference I attended last fall. Kiwifruit belongs…
Quick Kohlrabi Kim Chi Salad Recipe
Quick Kohlrabi Kim Chi Salad is an easy healthy accompaniment to dinner. In my most recent CSA Box #4, I was given a Kohlrabi, which I have only eaten raw once before. With hot summer weather here, turning on the stove is one of the last things I feel like doing these days, so a…
Homemade Gluten/Dairy/Egg-Free (Vegan) Fluffy Pancake Recipe
Since my youngest became allergic to wheat and other gluten-containing grains, I have been on the look-out for healthy gluten-free flours, whether in the store or in catalogs. So, when I flipped through the King Arthur Flour catalog that came in the mail recently and saw that King Arthur Flour now makes gluten-free whole grain…
Quick Vegetarian Napa Cabbage Kim Chi (Kimchee) Recipe
Quick Vegetarian Kim Chi Made With Napa Cabbage And Scallions From My CSA Box. My latest CSA box included a large head of Napa Cabbage or Chinese Cabbage, and a nice bunch of scallions, perfect for trying out a quick version of kim chi using a recipe from Jenny Kwak’s Dok Suni, Recipes from My…
Basil Garlic Scape Pesto and Broccoli with Toasted Garlic Olive Oil
Whole Grain Pasta with Basil Garlic Scape Pesto This week, when I picked up CSA Box #3, I noticed the box was considerably fuller than the first two boxes. It’s always a fun surprise each week to see what’s inside. This week’s CSA box features sugar snap peas, basil, romaine lettuce, napa cabbage, broccoli,…
Kalamata Olive and Caper Hummus
Hummus with Kalamata Olives and Capers At a recent visit to the Farmer’s Market, I sampled some hummus with olives and capers and loved the Mediterranean flavors in this bean dip. I’ve made hummus many times, adding sun-dried tomatoes and sometimes, roasted garlic, but not this combination of Kalamata Olives and Capers.The briny flavors from…
CSA Box#2 Recipe: Snow Pea, Radish and Scallion Salad
This simple Snow Pea, Radish and Scallion Salad highlights in season farm fresh produce at its peak. In my last CSA box, I received an assortment of salad greens, spinach, bok choy, garlic scapes, radishes and strawberries. I made moreSwiss Chard and Garlic Scape Pesto, Stir-Fry Noodles with Bok Choy, and Korean Spinach Salad “Banchan,”…
Korean Spinach Salad Recipe
This Korean Spinach Salad “Banchan” is the perfect  summer side dish. Last week, I picked up my first CSA box (Community Supported Agriculture), which contained baby arugula, lots of salad greens, spinach, scallions and fresh picked strawberries. The strawberries were so sweet and fresh that the boys just ate these out of hand. I made a few arugula…
Garlic Scape Pesto and Swiss Chard Garlic Scape Pesto
Garlic Scape Pesto and Swiss Chard Garlic Scape Pesto are two pesto recipes that will brighten up your summer dishes. Garlic scapes are one of the most unusual items I’ve learned to love at our local farmer’s market. Milder than garlic, but stronger than onion in flavor and scent, garlic scapes are wonderful in stir-fries…
Seven Layer Dip Recipe
Seven Layer Dip is a crowd pleaser. This appetizer is a favorite for parties. Seven-Layer Dip, a Crowd-Pleaser This is my second month joining in on the fun with the Secret Recipe Club, created by Amanda of Amanda’s Cookin. This month there are over 100 food bloggers participating in the Secret Recipe Club. The idea behind…
Arugula Tomato Salad and Arugula Roasted Beet Goat Cheese Salad with Lemon Dressing Recipes
This summer, I decided to join a Community Supported Agriculture group (“CSA”). A CSA allows consumers to buy local, seasonal produce directly from a farm. The way it works is simple: the farm offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. Consumers buy a share and are then the recipient of a box of…
Warm Mushroom Spinach Salad with Fresh Arugula Flowers and Chives
Recently, I wandered into one of my favorite local restaurants, Farmer’s Table, to see what local produce they had in stock. Not only does Farmer’s Table serve a  farm-to-table menu, but they also carry fresh local produce from their own farm as well as other local farms. Recently, Farmer’s Table was reviewed by the New York…
Roasted Corn Avocado Black Bean Salsa
Roasted Corn Avocado Black Bean Salsa is delicious served as a dip, with tacos, or as an accompaniment to grilled chicken or grilled fish. Salsas are a favorite during the hot summer months. I always look forward to the first harvest of local corn at our farmer’s market. Although I love corn on the cob,…
Stewed Rhubarb with Star Anise and Ginger
This past weekend, I picked up some fresh rhubarb from ourlocal farmer’s market. I have never cooked rhubarb before, but have been meaning to try it for a while. The rhubarb I usually see in the supermarket is red, but the ones at the farmer’s market were light green speckled with pink. As I stood…
Gluten/Dairy/Egg Free Blueberry Crisp
Recently, I came across a recipe for a gluten-free blueberry cobbler at our local natural foods store that looked and sounded amazing. However, the cobbler topping used four eggs, along with coconut flour, so I thought of making a blueberry crisp instead due to an egg allergy in our family. So far, my experience baking…
Easy Avocado Smoothie – Basic and Elegant {Avocado Mousse with Strawberry Puree}
Last week, I received a beautifully packaged box of Haas Avocados from California Avocados Direct, a fourth generation avocado family farm located near Valley Center, California. When I took a peek inside the box to see these little treasures, I was surprised to find eight gorgeous super large avocados. The avocados that I buy on the East Coast…
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