TL/DR – Fall Fruit and Cheese Crunchy Salad. Whether you choose to use poached pears or just pomegranate seeds, brie or blue cheese, the crunchy components of this salad with the reduced balsamic vinaigrette make it a crowd pleaser. – This is definitely a weekend …[read more]

TL/DR – Roasted Sage Butternut Squash and Sausage on Parmesan Polenta with Balsamic Reduction. Vegetarian option – leave the sausage out and it’s just as good! Easy weeknight meal. For real. – The challenge of feeding vegetarians and non-vegetarians at the same meal… am I …[read more]

TL/DR – Miso Fried Catfish with Honey Lemon Chili Sauce. Spread miso onto catfish before breading and frying. Make a reduction out of lemon juice and honey, then add chili garlic sauce and soy sauce. Serve together. Mic drop. – Miso goes well with pretty …[read more]

TL/DR – Pork, Sweet Potato and Plantain Tacos. Roasted sweet potatoes and green plantains seasoned with chili powder and coriander are a great compliment to ground pork cooked in a skillet with fresh oregano. Topped with pickled onions, cotija cheese and a light vinaigrette, these …[read more]

TL/DR – Fig Upside Down Cake. Figs make a gorgeous pattern. Use parchment paper and cooking spray to achieve clean lines. This cake can be GF and tastes a lot like a lemony fig cookie. It’s moist and great with tea. – Another challenge from …[read more]

TL/DR – Sweet Potato Sage Turkey Sliders. Mashed baked sweet potatoes, minced onion and a good amount of fresh sage are incorporated into skillet-cooked turkey sliders coated lightly in corn starch to keep from sticking. Serve as a lettuce wrap or on a bun. – …[read more]

TL/DR – Lamb and Hummus Stuffed Peppers. This weeknight meal involves a quick homemade hummus, browned lamb, fresh sage and parsley, and stewed tomatoes all stuffed into bell pepper halves topped with feta cheese and baked. – Lamb and fresh sage are meant for each …[read more]

TL/DR – Strawberry Lemon Cake. Key words for this cake are fresh, moist, and subtle. A roasted beet is a sneaky, healthy ingredient in an otherwise cakey cake. No buttercream, but whipped cream lightens everything and interacts deliciously with the strawberries and the bright lemon …[read more]

TL/DR – Mushroom Chard Cheese Melts. An “almost” vegetarian dish with anchovies as the magic ingredient. Braise mushrooms, Swiss chard, thyme, garlic, and anchovies in vinegar and veggie broth. Allow moisture to cook off. Heap on sour dough toast, top with Gruyere and briefly broil. …[read more]

TL/DR – Chocolate Beet Bean Banana Cake. A moist and nutritious version of chocolate cake with beets, kidney beans, banana, cocoa, coconut sugar, canola oil, egg and mini chocolate chips. It’s a sneaky-healthy chocolate cake. – In an effort to create healthier treats, I’ve been …[read more]