There are many ways to prepare a salad, eat it and love it too. The most delicious is freshly made with a variety of mix greens and herbs. A piece of advice is to buy your greens and herbs as fresh as you can. Do not buy too much as they will spoil overtime - - leaving you with a guilty feeling as ...
Appetizers
Beet and Feta Cheese Tacos with Tomatillo Salsa
I have eaten many good tacos in my lifetime, but this beet and feta cheese taco with tomatillo salsa and a bunch of other deliciousness is very special. What make them special are the fresh ingredients used. To start, the beets are fresh without pesticides, sweet and nicely baked with salt, black ...
Spaghetti with Ramps and Breadcrumbs-Pistachio Gremolata
Eating seasonally is a refreshing thing. Every time I go to the green market I hope to find something new and different. This time I found Ramps. If you have never heard of ramps you are not alone. I only became aware of it last year and that is because when it comes to seasonal ingredients, ramps ...
Berbere potatoes and carrots stew
Cooking this vegetable stew is not difficult, but requires a little bit of patience. In order to obtain a creamy sauce, a good quantity of onions is to be sautéed for at least 30 to 40 minutes either alone, by adding a little water or by adding butter or oil. I have used this method to cook ...
Ras-Mint Meatballs in Pita’s Pockets
There is no rule yet in my book on how one makes fantastic meatballs. My own rule is determined by the kind of seasoning I have on hand, a picture in a book or magazine or an emotion or the feeling of a particular spice. For today's recipe I thought I'd try a version of a classic meatball with ...
Short Pasta with cauliflower and anchovies
Pasta is one of my favorite things and one of the easiest recipes to cook during a busy week or a lazy weekend. It is any home cook’s pantry staple friend. As a rule of thumb I always have dry pasta in my pantry. It is a very versatile ingredient. Add anything you have on hand; sometimes I just add ...
Parihuela-Peruvian Style Seafood Soup
Parihuela is a popular Peruvian soup which I have been eating for years in restaurants, but never took the courage to make at home. For one reason or another I was under the assumption that this soup was difficult to recreate at home. But now I can say with confidence that this soup is not only ...
Roasted butternut-kabocha squash
More squash and few ingredients recipes this year. I just can’t get enough of this simple dish. I ended up serving it for Thanksgivings and even brought it as a side dish to my in-laws for Christmas. This quick roasted butternut and kabocha squash recipes is easy to make. The combination of ...
Green Tomatillo Salsa
My Mexican friend and neighbor served this delicious Tomatillo salsa at her house a while ago. I have been making a batch of this tasty salsa each week. This salsa is wonderful with most tacos, grilled fish, roasted pork, pork chops, beans, rice or over any other grain. You can also uses it in ...
Roasted Pumpkin with dried fruits and spices
This is the pumpkin that the seeds for the recipe of Roasted Pumpkin Seeds came from, remember? I promised you I was going to cook one of the pumpkins that I personally stripped from the pumpkin plant. The pumpkin was big so I took half to make this recipe and the other half was made into a pumpkin ...