Lemons + Anchovies

Fresh Tagliatelle with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Four Mushrooms

    My Sunday routine is set.  After church service I do my food shopping for the week's staples:  fresh fruit, vegetables, yogurt, snacks, my ever-essential avocados.  Though I don't create a weekly meal plan I generally have a menu in mind and shop accordingly.  The mid-week trips to ... Read More

Tofu Buddha Bowl with Ginger-Soy Dressing

Follow my blog with Bloglovin     My husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary earlier this month with a visit to Carmel and Santa Barbara.  Since Carmel is a short drive for us, it makes for an ideal last-minute getaway.  Too ideal, in fact, that we seem to be making the drive ... Read More

Spicy Roasted Cauliflower Pasta with Bread Crumbs

  It all started with a craving for pasta with crab.  I have this recipe in the archives which happens to be one of my favorites but I wanted a fiery component to the dish this time.  In November, when dungeness crab season starts here in the Bay Area, I'll be able to satisfy this craving.  In ... Read More

Kavring: Swedish Dark Rye Bread

One of the destinations on our recent Scandinavia/Russia trip last month was Sweden.  With stops in six countries over a two-week trip, Stockholm was our main focus for two days after disembarking our cruise ship that took us through the Baltic Sea.  This was the first European trip my ... Read More

Ham, Cheese and Chive (Spelt) Scones

  Do you ever have one of those weeks that stand out as good eating weeks?  Last weekend was one of those for me.  Between meeting friends for dinner and spending time with my family I feasted for two days.  Actually, I'm still feasting from a care package that my parents sent home with me, ... Read More

Baked Spelt Empanadas (and Hello Again)

  Where do I begin?  I hadn't intended to be away so long, you see.   The last time I was here it was January, full of the promises each new year brings.  My husband and I had just returned from spending the holidays in Hawaii--inspired, recharged, renewed. But life has a way of pulling the rug ... Read More

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