Guys, the weather here in Northern California has been mag-i-cal. Sunny, but not too hot. The evenings are crispy, but not cold enough to need a jacket. I can spend all day outside gardening and not get over heated. What did I tell you? Magic. No matter what you are doing you will be comfortable! …
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Home-cured Corned Beef and 1000 Island from Scratch
I’ve wanted to make synthetic-nitrate free home-cured corned beef for a couple of years now and I’m so grateful I finally took the plunge! It’s actually really easy and hands off. And I can definitely contest it is way more flavorful and healthy than the sodium, “natural flavor” and preservative laden store bought variety. As a side …
Creamy Potato and Cauliflower Soup with Arugula Pesto
It’s been raining a lot here in the San Francisco Bay Area! Reservoirs are overflowing, flash floods are occurring and mud slides are forcing people out of their homes. I’m over here building an arc if anyone wants to hop in! A lot of us could use a big bowl of comforting soup and I know …
Vegan Chinese Mushroom Lettuce Cups with Pear
Phew! I’m sure you can relate when I say I’ve been busy the last two weeks! Earlier this week I spent time with my mother, aunt, sister and cousins in San Francisco. We stayed right on Union Square at the Sir Francis Hotel. Have you heard of that hotel? It’s truly remarkable. The building is old …
Vegan Curried Lentil and Quinoa Winter Stew
No, you don’t need glasses… okay well maybe you do, I don’t know you’re life like that. But you read it right, lentils and quinoa IN THE SAME STEW. I know, I know, mind blown. But why not? Both are fiber and protein packed little bundles of delicious. They also happen to make excellent thickening …
Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Leftover Holiday Ham
Did everyone have (is having) a wonderful holiday season? Hopefully, you are filled to the brim with family, fun and that foreboding cloud hanging over your head asking, “What am I going to do with all this leftover holiday ham?” Have no fear friends. I planned this one out like a month ago and I …