Recipe Resurrection: Warm Shrimp, Quinoa & Spinach Salad
Pin ItI should probably call this post “The Little Recipe That Could”. It’s a story about an old recipe of mine that has gone through so much just to get here, that I can’t help but hold it near and...
View ArticleRecipe: Spring Vegetable & Meyer Lemon Brown Rice Risotto
Pin ItAhhh, spring in Sacramento… a time of renewal, of tiny buds blooming on trees, and sweet blossoms creating magical wonderlands along streets & sidewalks everywhere. That was back in...
View ArticleRecipe: Kale, Quinoa & Fresh Strawberry Salad with Minneola Vinaigrette
Pin ItHave you ever had one of those weeks (months, years) when everything that could go wrong does go wrong, to the point where it goes beyond tragic and right into comical? That’s been my life...
View ArticleRecipe: Spinach-Artichoke Pesto Pasta with Tomatoes & Sweet Peas
Pin ItI’m not sure about you guys, but when I was very little, I used to base many of my opinions about certain things on what my parents thought of those things. My dad thought something on TV was...
View ArticleRecipe: Black Eyed Pea & Mango Salad with Honey-Cumin Vinaigrette
Pin ItHoly Hannah, I think I just created my new favorite salad. Hard to believe, considering I’m still obsessed with my raw kale & garbanzo salad from a couple months ago (and so are a lot of you...
View ArticleRecipe: Asian Noodle & Veggie Salad with Soy Vinaigrette
Pin ItBack in the day when I used to work at a regular 9-5 jobs in offices filled with cubes of modular furniture, lunchtime was a big deal. It marked that special moment when you can say your workday...
View ArticleRecipe: Stuffed Tomatoes with Herbed Chicken & Orzo Salad
Pin ItIf you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you know that I am very close to my mama. From a very early age I always considered her my best friend (and apparently introduced her as such to...
View ArticleRecipe: Super Simple Egg White & Veggie Salad
Pin ItBack in the day when I still had an office job, there were times when there was so much work to do, even things like my lentil tacos took too much time to prepare in our break room. Getting...
View ArticleRecipe: Cucumber & Peach Salad with Basil-Mint Vinaigrette
Pin ItI’m seriously contemplating building an igloo. Those of you who live in the U.S. know that a large part of the country is roasting this week. We’re being hit hard in the western half of the...
View ArticleRecipe: My Dad’s Summer Harvest Salad
Pin ItRemember lettuce? Traipsing through the aisles of Safeway for a kitty food run the other day, I made a quick round through the produce department to check out selection and prices. I’ve become...
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