Mint & Scallion Soba Noodle Salad w/ Cucumber, Carrot & Green Bean Threads
“Everything is Great with Soba Noodles.” That is a direct quote from my husband, Paul. Our introduction to soba noodles came while we lived in Los Angeles and frequented an area around Sawtelle &...
View ArticleLong-Cooked Green Bean, Tomato & Chickpea Stew
A Pan for Almost Everything Great pots and pans make cooking so much more enjoyable. For a number of months I had been admiring a certain All Clad simmer/sauté pan—the perfect size, 12 inches, with...
View ArticleJade Salad w/ Broccoli, Snow Peas, Sugar Snaps & Sobas
One Lucky Duckling A mallard duck made her nest just under my office window aside our delphiniums. She sat patiently for a month. We only saw her move to adjust her position. Each day I would stop and...
View ArticleSavory Zucchini Pancakes w/ Garden Herbs
Garden Bountiful What to do? You’ve got a veritable zucchini factory growing in your garden or perhaps a CSA box with an over abundance of summer squash and you’re rather tired of the same old, same...
View ArticleTossed Green Salad Recipe & Video
Tossed Green Salad w/ Crunchy Spring Vegetables & Herbs Adding crunchy vegetables and fresh herbs makes a tossed green salad as fresh and vibrant as spring itself. Prepare your own dressing for a...
View ArticlePotato Salad for July 4th & Beyond
Colorful Potatoes All Dressed Up w/ Mustard Vinaigrette & Fresh Herbs Tasty and tender red, white & blue fingerling potatoes tossed with garden herbs and a flavorful Mustard Vinaigrette. A...
View ArticleGreek Salad — Fresh, Vibrant, Easy
All the Right Stuff for a Superb Greek Salad Such incredible abundance and variety of beautiful produce this time of year. Colorful, filled to overflowing displays at farmers’ markets with late...
View ArticleParsley Farro Salad w/ Red Pepper, Cashews & Feta
Parsley Farro Salad – Variation on a Theme of Tabouli With an abundance of vibrant green and nutrient-rich flat leaf and curly parsley still growing in our garden, I wanted to try something new....
View ArticleParsley Scallion Pesto for Fall, Winter and Throughout the Year
Parsley Scallion Pesto with Roasted Delicata Squash With a 29 degree evening forecast last week, the remaining parsley and scallions in our garden had to be harvested. Loving fresh pesto and knowing...
View ArticleScallions from Scallions – Gardening Without Seeds
Scallions from Scallions . . . Step by Step Anyone can do it. Anyone can grow scallions from scallions, aka green onions. No need for seeds. What a concept. I’d heard about doing this and was...
View ArticleApple Cabbage Slaw – Crisp, Colorful, Light & Flavorful
Apple Cabbage Slaw from Montana’s Farm to School Summit Perhaps it’s not really surprising that one of my favorite takeaways from last week’s Montana Farm to School Summit would be a recipe. A recipe...
View ArticleCheese Quesadillas with Cilantro, Scallions and Two Cheeses
Cheese Quesadillas You’ll Love – Crisp, Creamy & Flavorful Preparing for this past Saturday’s Bold Sauces Around the World cooking class (pictured above), I wanted to include a basic cheese...
View ArticleSpring Greens with Mustard Balsamic Vinaigrette – Vibrant Refreshing Salad...
Spring Alive — Spring Greens with Mustard Balsamic Vinaigrette, Scallions, Crisp Apple, Toasted Walnuts A perfect salad strikes a balance between crisp and tender, crunchy and soft, mild and bold,...
View ArticleMediterranean Green Bean Salad – Clean, Crisp, Fresh, Herbal and Bright
Mediterranean Green Bean Salad with Sweet Pepper, Fresh Herbs, Toasted Hazelnuts, Kalamata Olives & Goat Cheese One of the advantages of teaching a cooking class or having friends for dinner, I’m...
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