Everything You Want to Eat

I love making versions of this farro salad. Lately I’ve been putting beets in it (red or gold) but you could leave them out if beets aren’t your thing! It’s full of veggies, nuts …

I’ve been working on this vegetarian chili for the last month. It’s full of warm spices, lots of healthy veggies and protein packed beans. Don’t let the long looking ingredient li…

This Italian meringue buttercream is hands down the best frosting recipe I know. I learned how to make it while I was in pastry school in Vancouver back in 2004 - thank you Chef C…

Roast Delicata Squash with Crispy SageHere’s a fall and winter side dish that will make (almost?) everyone happy and isn’t loaded with cream and butter (a few sides on the lighter…

Cozy mushroom soup with thick cut bacon crutons! This is such an easy soup and you can really make it fun with garnishes. Regular old button mushrooms work great but you can add s…

I forgot how much I love a good Greek salad! It’s simple, healthy and so delicious. Did you know a traditional Greek salad (horiatiki) doesn’t have lettuce??It’s just tomatoes, be…

This is a summery, light eggplant Parm more that's much more like the traditional Italian version than the fried version you see in Italian-American restaurants (w…

I love making grain salads full of veggies, nuts and herbs to keep in the fridge for quick meals. I also like to keep my dressings super simple: the juice of 1 or 2 lemons, somet…

This grilled corn salad with peaches, arugula, tomatoes, hatch chili and lime is about as summery as salad gets.... Ingredients:5 ears corn, shuckedone hatch chili or jalapeño…

There's no fast way to make homemade lasagna, but this is the quickest method I know. The main short cuts are store bought tomato sauce, no boil lasagna sheets and a ricotta m…

Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce are delicious, healthy, great to eat when it's hot out, and not that hard to make. It’s kind of like rolling a sticky burrito.... The…

I'm obsessed with this easy, bright, Thai dressed, no mayo or oil slaw. 
Ingredients:
1/2 head red cabbage, sliced thinly with a knife or mandolin 1 carrot, peeled and julienned …

One of the easiest, tastiest summer salads I know. The combination of sweet corn, juicy tomatoes, crunchy almonds and tangy lime can't be beat. You can add avocado, herbs lik…

This is a salad we make in our house with odds and ends from the refrigerator and fruit bowl. If you make it a habit to buy red cabbage with your groceries, you're 10-15 minut…

This is the easiest recipe around for miso glazed Japanese eggplant. You only need about 5 ingredients (more if you want to go a little crazy with the garnish) and 20 minutes. Sim…

This is great fall and winter side dish or meal in itself. The spicy pickled raisins add a nice punch but you could leave them out or add them unpickled and the finished dish wil…

Summer travels have brought me to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Everyone calls Wisconsin the cheese state, but as much as I love cheese, I am all about the corn. My days here have been…

Roasted brussels sprouts have been a favorite side dish of mine for ages. This recipe calls for feta, but sometimes I substitute goats cheese.  Ricotta would be tasty as well....…