I’ve been attracted to deep colored vegetables lately. I guess I’m ready for Spring, a fresh morning breeze, blossoms on the trees and the sight of new life with all its colorful wonder everywhere. It’s been a long cold winter and I have cabin fever AND I live in the South!! Several years ago, I lived in Vail, Colorado and …
Levant Steamed Mussels with Whole Wheat Angel Hair Pasta
I have been craving some steamed mussels for a while now. Pre-kids, my husband and I used to love dining al fresco at our favorite restaurant VIVACE, and they served the best bowl of steamed mussels. My favorite part was dipping the crusty bread which soaked up the broth like a sponge. Deeelicious! Inspired by those mouth watering memories, I …
Baked Red Snapper with Tahini Sauce and Pomegranate
It’s been so cold around here. This weekend’s high is about 30’F (brrrr..). People here are not used to this kind of cold. In fact, the mere mention of a possible flurry for Friday morning prompted the school system to announce a two-hour delay (we didn’t even get one snowflake!) hehe.. So I was chatting with my brother Dany. yesterday, …
Cumin Eggs with Seaweed and Vermicelli
Happy New Year everyone! I am excited to welcome a new year, a new outlook and ready to tackle new goals and lists. One of my more pressing goals is to shed my baby weight. Sophie is now 13 months and I have no excuses anymore. Although sleep deprivation didn’t help the situation last year, these days her sleep is …
Date and Macadamia Nut Cookies
These are the perfect holiday cookies. Bite size, soft, crunchy, subtly sweet, makes a great tea or coffee side kick and is totally all around awesome. I was making some pistachio filled cookies the other day and had too much dough left. So I decided to make these date filled cookies using a tiny mold. Now you have to have …
Peanut and Vegetable Soup
Now that this post is well under way, I just realized that my sister-in-law is right! She complained last time that she can’t make any of these recipes since they all have been including nuts in one form or another. See, she’s allergic to …well.. a lot of things, including nuts, which happen to be my favorites. Oops! So sorry …
Red Wheat Berries with Raisins and Nuts
I have a confession to make. I’ve been “trying” to lose my baby weight now for a whole year (that is after the second baby) and it seems to want to stick around. I have read and watched and researched all that needs to be known about the subject, in the hopes that I would start shedding it magically without …
Jute Mallow Leaves and Chicken Stew
Hello friends. I’ve been away for almost a whole month and I really missed this space with you. I believe I’ve discovered a new torture method: “Not allowing someone to sleep!”. For those of you who have kids, please tell me if a baby can limit their sleep to about four hours a night regularly and still be happy and …
Roasted Tomatoes, Lima Beans and Lamb Stew
It’s been a hugely busy month completing not much of anything. Is it me? or is Time just faster and more condensed? Well it’s a beautiful fall day here and I just wanted to drop in and share this awesome fall recipe with all of you. It’s healthy, nutritious and filling. When I have the time, I enjoy roasting my …
Roasted Jerusalem Artichokes and Tomato Soup
I’m always fascinated by the associations my brain makes with certain things. Tomato soup will forever trigger the memory of a food prep class back in college, and “Cream of Tomato Soup” was my midterm! (I passed, Yay!). It was one of the most memorable classes I’ve ever taken, half the class was spent in the kitchens mastering the perfect …