White Bean and Kale Soup
I love soup. Any weather. Any reason. I make it happen. This delicious white bean and kale soup just fits the bill. It's a sunshiny spring day.…
Pecan-Crusted Honey Mustard Salmon
This easy dish is full of the good stuff! Salmon contains brain-building omega-3 fatty acids, immune-supportive Vitamins A and D, bone-building…
Blueberry Peach Salsa
As the weather warms up towards summer temperatures, I'm finding myself craving fresh fruits and looking for ways to incorporate them into meals.…
Orange Honey Carrots with Apricots
This side dish was inspired by two of my favorite recipes: my grandma's carrot tzimmis and a fancy, involved yet very delicious brisket. Both are…
Citrus-Honey Glazed Salmon
This recipe was inspired by both the seasonal citrus and my son's love of fish. He was recently given the all-clear to reintroduce salmon back into…
Scrap Bag, Or Something for Nothing
Free. Healthy. Make something out of nothing. My Great Depression Era grandmother would be proud. All things that come to mind when I think about…
Ishavsrøye, or Arctic Char with Cabbage and Potatoes
Ishavsrøye, or Arctic Char with Cabbage and Potatoes Sometimes the best meals are those that are the simplest and come together quickly. Even if…
Chicken with Preserved Lemons and Olives
Last year I had an abundance of juicy, fragrant Meyer lemons that I preserved with salt. Fermenting lemons is a traditional Moroccan practice, and I…
Roasted Vegetables with Moroccan Spices
I recently made a beautiful Moroccan-inspired dish, chicken with preserved lemons and olives, for my family. However, for my vegan family member,…
Honeynut Squash with Tahini, Pomegranate, and Pistachios
For me, fall signals pumpkins. But not in a "pumpkin spice" kinda way. When I think pumpkin, I think "winter squash." I love seeing what's available…
Lemon-Tahini Sauce
Tahini is simply a paste made from sesame seeds, preferably raw. It is common in middle eastern cooking. Lemon-tahini sauce is a very quick and…
Basil Pesto
In the midst of a damp, dreary, and cold afternoon, I decided I needed a little burst of sunshine. While it has been getting cooler in TX, a freeze…
Basic Veggie Soup
Sometimes I need something quick and easy for dinner, that is a flexible enough recipe that I can just wing it without an extra trip to the store…
Roasted Sunchokes with Creamy Lemon Sauce
During the early fall growing up in NJ, I remember a raised garden bed at my parents' house that was full of tall stalks dotted with bright yellow…
Meyer Lemon Roasted Chicken with Mushrooms and Artichokes
Meyer lemons smell like spring time and look like the sun. They give me warm fuzzies. A cross between a lemon and a tangerine, they're a golden…
Persian Charoset
Charoset is a traditional Passover food used during the seder. It represents the mortar the Jews used to cement the pyramids together during their…
Almond Lemon Cake
The flavor of lemons and almonds blend well together. This cake incorporates both, in a light and airy dessert that is a subtly sweet finish to a…
Buttered Radish Salad with Herbs and Sorrel
Radishes are one of the quintessential spring veggies. They love the cold, they're crunchy and crisp, have a bit of a bite coming off the chill of…
Soy Sauce Alternatives and Chinese Inspired Roasted Chicken
Chicken is one of my family's favorite foods and they would eat it plain all day long. But I get sick of the same old. This is when I go to the…
Zucchini Leek Fritters
We have been dealing with the Candida demons hardcore in my household. While the results have been great, finding delicious foods that the whole…