A Recipe for Campfire S’ Mores Pie & Parfait The Star Wars saga always strives for balance within the force. What better way to balance the “Light Side” Strawberry Ice Cream Pie than with rich dark chocolate? My girls and I had fun using our graham cracker pie crust recipe, our favorite dark chocolate pudding,…
A Recipe for Strawberry Vanilla Ice Cream Pie with Graham Cracker Crust In the spirit of May 4th, happy Star Wars Day! On this day, Star Wars fans tend to celebrate a grassroots holiday with the phrase May the Fourth Be With You. The phrase was first issued publicly on May 4th, 1979 in an…
A Recipe for Mango Salsa. Every spring I wait patiently for the first appearance of Ataulfo mangoes at the store. As soon as I spy them, I buy a box and start making mango salsa. Ataulfo mangoes are often called Champagne mangoes due to their smooth, velvet like consistency and juicy sweetness. They are grown…
A Recipe for Portabella Mushroom Burgers with Sun Dried Tomato Miso Spread and a Side of Mustard Potatoes Did you know that the name Portabella is believed to be a marketing scheme? These mushrooms were once so unpopular due to their gargantuan size and unappealing color that they were almost unsellable. In the 1980s, the…
A Recipe for a Greek Salad with Kalamata Olive Dressing. Coming from an Italian-Greek family, I fondly remember childhood trips to Greek town in Chicago. We lived quite a distance from the city, so eating at the Parthenon in Greek town was always a special event. My favorite menu items included Greek chopped salad, avgolemono…
A Recipe for Plant Based No-Churn Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream with Homemade Creamy Pecan Milk. It is really a toss up in my house who loves peanut butter more: me or our dog Chip. We both have developed super sonic hearing when it comes to the beautiful sound of the peanut butter jar…
A Recipe for Fennel, Pea, Green Garlic Pesto with a Mason Jar Salad. Maybe it’s because I always enjoyed chemistry in school and most wanted to go to to Hogwarts to have a wand and take Potions class; but I always love interesting combinations. (I also love the word amalgamations meaning the process of uniting)….
A Recipe for Broccoli, Spring Onions, Carrots, Asparagus, Peppers, & Spicy Peanut Sauce rolled in a carrot ginger wrap. My latest CSA box contained a few heads of broccoli that I promptly stuffed in the back of my refrigerator. Broccoli is not one of the most sought after vegetables in my house. Pretty soon, ideas…
A Recipe for Fusion Tacos with Tomatillo Salsa, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Sunchokes, and Kimchi. Taco night is always a huge hit at my house. My husband and I like spicy, flavorful food, while my children’s palates tend to prefer milder flavors. Tacos are a fun way to get creative with seasonal vegetables and everyone can…