A Recipe for Fluffy Oven Baked Black & White Pancakes Whenever we venture into a bakery to peruse the cookie selections we almost always leave with chocolate chip, a lemon variety, and black and white cookies. Black and white cookies with their beautiful symmetry not only look amazing, but their soft cake-like texture tastes fabulous…
An Herb of Many Kitchens… A Bit of History: Cilantro is truly a global herb. It is an integral part of cuisine ranging from Mexico, Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia. Cilantro seeds or coriander have been found in caves in Israel dating back 8,500 to over 10,000 years ago and some of the…
Good Mood Food…Part 1 The Main Dish A Bit of History Beets originated in the Mediterranean region and ancient peoples prized beets for their leafy greens. Despite only growing well during the fall and spring, the Greeks and Romans enjoyed beet leaves so much they invented cultivation methods to grow them year round. People either…
Good Mood Food…Part 2: The Sides About the Recipe: Easy Vegan Tzatziki Sauce Growing up, my dad loved to grill food outside on our deck, especially burgers. In my mind, you cannot serve a burger without the appropriate sides, which for me typically include some kind of sauce, potato, and vegetables. I love the combination…
A Twist on a Summertime Classic A Bit of History: I have to admit that I did not actually know what kind of pepper I was buying while purchasing a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce for my Peach Chipotle Espresso BBQ Sauce. Therefore, the time was ripe to do a little research for…
Recipes for Fava Bean Hummus & Cilantro Mint Sauce Mezze simply refers to appetizers or small plates of food that are meant to be shared. It is very common to see mezze listed on Greek and Middle Eastern menus. Sometimes, we even make a meal of mezze at my house. I love setting out a…
The Fruit of Immortality… A Bit of History: Six thousand years is a long time to wait! According to Chinese mythology, the immortals gathered once every 6000 years to partake of the Feast of Peaches. They consumed peaches from a sacred tree that blossomed only once every 1,000 years and took 3,000 years to ripen….
A Recipe for Blueberry Anise Seed Jam served with Oats, Peaches, Blueberries, & Almond Milk Blueberries are one of the few foods that are truly, naturally occurring blue in color. The flavonoid, anthocyanin, gives blueberries their beautiful color, but more importantly provides antioxidant effects in the human body. Antioxidants fight molecules known as free radicals…
A Recipe for Roasted Peanut & Sesame Seed Nut Butter with Homemade Fresh Strawberry Jam Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches have always been one of my top comfort foods and it is still my favorite combination of all time. As a child, my sandwiches were always either grape or strawberry jelly with smooth peanut butter….
A Recipe for Kamut, Sugar Snap Peas, Asparagus, & Cherry Tomatoes tossed in a Lemon-Miso Mustard Galangal (Ginger) Vinaigrette While I was researching facts for this post, I stumbled across a story about the rediscovery of an ancient grain that is probably the stuff of legend, but still a great tale. Khorasan wheat, or available…