grapefruit and mandarin oranges in chamomile jelly

  i saw the inspiration for this post on foodgawker a while back and the idea has since stuck in my head.  i wanted to make the dish with my own twist so i chose chamomile tea instead of white, agar agar as a vegan alternative to gelatin, and a mix of seedless mandarin oranges with sweet oroblanco grapefruits, which are hardly tart at all. if you struggle as i do with sweet cravings, this is a lovely little snack that helps satisfy.  the flavors... Read More

napa cabbage and snap pea winter salad with herb-roasted red onion

i recently visited my good friend rose in san francisco, who always inspires me when we share the kitchen.  our first night in town, exhausted from traveling, she made us a delicious dinner which included something she called a winter salad.  it involved wilted napa cabbage, warm apples and apple cider vinegar. while this isn’t exactly rose’s recipe, she sure did inspire me to create a winter salad of my own.  it still includes napa... Read More

white pizza with roasted garlic coconut cream and sun dried tomatoes

i love pizza in all it’s forms.  sure it’s traditionally topped with red sauce and gooey strands of cheezy goodness, but also layered with pesto instead, or no sauce at all.  with this recipe i had the idea that rather than worrying about not only making a sauce but also a cheese substitute, i could make a combination of the two. the sauce is made creamy by a little coconut milk, while all the flavor explodes from the roasted garlic,... Read More

cilantro lemon orzo with toasted almonds

this is one of those recipes that happened on accident, based on the limited contents of my fridge.  thankfully, the lemon and cilantro’s bright flavors compliment the hardiness of the whole wheat and toasted almonds in all the right ways.  at first i thought it might be a sort of pasta salad, served cold and perfect for a picnic or packed lunch.  but as i couldn’t resist nibbling on it immediately, i realized it could also be served... Read More

marmalade cookies for my valentine

it’s probably too late for anyone to actually make these for valentine’s day but i thought i would share what i made for my valentine. a few weeks past i exclaimed that it is the peak of orange season. i also mentioned that i used many of the seedless mandarin oranges i got from the farmer’s market to make orange spice and red wine marmalade for chirstmas – which is rich with flavor from a dash of red wine and spicy from ground... Read More

curry baked broccoli and cauliflower

when i find a dish that works its way into my routine – popping up on my dinner plate at least once or twice a week – i feel obligated to share it here.  partly because it’s a recipe i’ve tested mutliple times and know works, but also because it is usually pretty simple and always satisfying. while i had previously been pretty bored by broccoli and cauliflower, expecting only to toss them in a puréed soup or stir fry, i... Read More