As I’m writing this post we are waiting for the results of our next President. Tension and anxiety is certainly high right now, what with the fate of our country, the Corona virus and the coming of winter. A lot to feel fearful about. We need comfort. During the most stressful …
Are you looking for that go to sauce, the one that you can put on, well, everything? I have it for you, my Lemony Tahini Yogurt Sauce. So good. I just made this the other night to drizzle on my Middle Eastern Chickpea Cakes but you can use it in …
Minty Pea Dip is your new favorite green sauce! So simple to make but so big on flavor and nutrients. Yogurt is a wonder food for your digestion, adding in millions of beneficial bacteria. Peas add heart healthy fiber and mint’s anti-inflammatory benefits cannot be beat. Added up, this dip …
Spiced Toasted Pumpkin Seeds Use these seeds to garnish Curried Butternut Squash and Apple Soup, stir into oatmeal or add a kick to salads. Makes 1 cup Ingredients 1 cup shelled pumpkin seeds 1/2 teaspoon chili powder salt and pepper to taste 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil Directions …
I can feel summer winding itself down. The sun is a touch lower in the sky, it gets darker a little earlier each day and those crickets. Nonstop noise. This year (be gone 2020!) has been nothing short of anxiety provoking, mind numbing and tiring. When things start to overwhelm …
Summer Fresh Tomato Basil Sauce is here! Right around this time I start complaining that I have “too many” tomatoes, but secret be told, I like it when my garden gives me too much and I have to figure out how to get creative. Seasonal is everything to me, you …
Waxing poetic about my garden never gets old. Take a look back at my old posts and you’ll see that I have been writing at this time of the year about the many uses for zucchini, yellow squash and cucumbers. They are as abundant in my garden this year as …
My garden has been my therapy and not just during the Corona pandemic, but for the last couple of decades. I was talking with my twins the other day, who are now officially adults at 21 (!), and as I usually do, marveling at the difference in personalities. I find …
Through all the craziness of the Corona virus, and the state of the world in general, I have been handed a gift this season. My garden has been rewarding me with the most delicious greens, of all kinds. Tending to my garden this season has been especially important for me. …
Are we going on 11 weeks of Corona? We’ve gone through a lot, haven’t we? Shock, grief, disbelief, fear, anxiety, what it really means to “shelter in place” (a phrase most of us have never heard of before), the cooking, the baking, the masks, the lack of basics, like toilet …
