While packing for our trip to Hawaii in early January, I caught my husband with a puzzled look on his face as I threw a few miso soup packets into my suitcase. "You're taking soup with you to Hawaii?" he asked. "Of course." I replied. As if packing soup for a trip to a tropical island were the ... Read More
Quinoa and Black Bean Stir-Fry
Raise your hand if you buy quinoa in bulk and still can't seem to keep up with demand. Rice is falling out of favor as one of our primary starches (pasta still rules) as quinoa slowly takes its place. Quinoa hasn't missed a beat fitting in my weekly menu. In our family of two, fish, ... 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
Sautéed Baby Artichokes
Fueled by a burst of summertime energy, I've been feeling quite productive at home and work and was looking forward to clearing many more items from my to-do list this week. But plans changed abruptly Saturday morning and I have to say that it was for the better. We decided to ... Read More
Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus
This is a far cry from the recipe I used for years. I was so picky, you see. My hummus had to have just the right amount of tahini paste--too much or too little, it wouldn't be good enough for me. I was also somewhat of a hummus purist. For me, there was no need to add other ingredients ... Read More
Banana Coconut Bread
Today was about meeting deadlines, about my internet connection freezing as I attempted to save the full page of text I had just written (I'm normally so "save"-happy, I don't know what happened today). It was about having to start over, trying to recapture the words that seemed to flow freely ... Read More
