Dips and Spreads
Grilled Endive with Chipotle Yogurt Dressing
This endive was sitting in my fridge for almost a month. My intention was to braise it, Julia Child style, but it’s been so hot lately that I haven’t had much inclination to leave my oven on for hours at a time. I knew I needed to use the endive soon, so last night the [...]
Seared Tuna with Ramp Butter
Happy Ramp Season! For those who are not familiar with ramps, they are wild spring onions that have a mildly sweet garlic flavor. Both the bulb and the leafy green ends are edible. They can be found for a short time every year, in the Spring, usually at co-ops, natural food stores, and farmer’s markets. [...]
May Day Pesto Extravaganza
Happy May Day everyone! I love May. It’s my favorite month. It is the month of my birth and this May brings about my Golden Birthday. It also happens to be the month in which a large portion of my friends were born, including my lovely husband. Things are finally starting to turn green here [...]
Chocolate Peanut Butter
This week’s nut butter was inspired by my favorite Easter candy, the Reese’s Peanut Butter Egg. I know Chocolate Peanut Butter seems like a pretty simple idea, but I love this classic combo of flavors. Plus, I have banned Easter candy from my household, so this is the only way to get my fix! Chocolate [...]
Cinnamon-Orange Cashew Butter
Today I had planned on doing a huge post on Beef and Broccolini Stir Fry with Roasted Garlic and Chive Pancakes. Alas, sometimes recipes just don’t turn out the way you hope they will and you have to go back to the drawing board. The stir fry was okay, but the pancakes were awful. I’m [...]
Chocolate-Ancho Almond Butter
When I decided to lose weight, I got started by spending two weeks on a raw food diet to detox my system. The first few days were miserable. Almost ready to give up, I bought a book called Raw Food Made Easy. In it was a recipe for something I had never heard of. It [...]
