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 […]
Quinoa and Black Bean Stir-Fry
October 1, 2014 by 3 Comments
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, roasted vegetables, salads, […]
Tofu Buddha Bowl with Ginger-Soy Dressing
August 24, 2014 by 6 Comments
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 once a […]
Sautéed Baby Artichokes
May 23, 2013 by 7 Comments
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 join […]
Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus
April 20, 2013 by 22 Comments
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 […]
Banana Coconut Bread
March 11, 2013 by 36 Comments
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 before I lost […]
Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup
March 8, 2013 by 32 Comments
One can look at it two ways: I either have a shortage of storage space or, I reluctantly admit, I have too much stuff. Well, I have a partner-in-crime but my husband will never admit it. We’ve been quite the enthusiastic consumers lately and I’m beginning to feel like if I’m not careful, my […]
Noodles with Peanut-Lime Vinaigrette (and a Visit to Death Valley)
February 18, 2013 by 31 Comments
We’ve just returned from a quick trip to Death Valley National Park. At 282 feet below sea level, the park has the distinction of having the lowest elevation on the continent and is also widely known for its extreme weather conditions, scorching in the summer with temperatures in the 120’s (F). Most Americans stay […]
