A Recipe With A Legendary History The history of Chili or Chili Con Carne in the United States is long and passionate. Whole debates, books, and media wars have occurred over what constitutes a proper bowl of chili, and if you travel through Texas… forget it. People might come to blows over a disputed ‘right’ […]
Chicken Satay With Peanut Ginger Sauce
Stick food. I’m telling you, it’s my latest obsession. This was on of the dishes served at our Housewarming party a week ago. Satay is originally a Java, Indonesian dish made up of any seasoned, skewered and grilled meat, served with a sauce. In truth I’ve come to associate it with Thai cooking, but a […]
Leek Potato Cream Soup
I’ve been in a soup mood, can you tell? Trying to savor each last second of cooler to cold weather here on the North shore, I’m longing for the nurturing textures of a bisque and crusty gluten free bread whenever possible. This one was inspired by the huge leeks I’m getting in our CSA box […]
A Gluten Free Girl’s Tuna Sandwich
Last year, in a state of mental desperation over the level of scarcity and deprivation I was feeling over being gluten free and a vegetarian, I found myself in a restaurant in Maui saying, ‘I want a plate of pork.” Just like that. I hadn’t eaten meat in over 10 years and in one fell […]
Apres Yoga Salad
Easy, quick and luscious. Coming home from yoga and starving from all the burning of calories and energy lead to this lovely being thrown together. No measurements, just the being lead by what called to my body at the time. Apres Yoga Salad Organic butter leaf lettuce Sliced Anjou Pear Organic broccoli Sliced red onion […]
My Favorite Lunch… EVER.
I could eat a Caprese Salad everyday of my life. Truly. In the Summer months, I come close to it actually! Its perfection, light, delicious, and for some reason, I find it romantic. Not sure why, but even today, sitting here on the deck (lanai) alone working, I just feel a robust romance with life […]
Apres Beach Salad
This morning was my first official lay out session at the beach here in Maui. Every cell in my body is singing right now! I got up and did some work, then at 10:30AM I set out for the beach. I’m on a pretty regimented tanning system for the next month. My skin is so […]
Sunday Afternoon Quinoa Salad
Its Sunday. And where for most people who live with a traditional weekday/weekend distinction created by work, we don’t live like that. Each day is our own and we either do our work or we don’t. We choose. And its great, because we love what we do, but also the freedom is great and there […]
Sunday Afternoon At Cafe Aroma
You’d think we live there no? We don’t, but we do… sort of. In any case, despite the fact that Jon and I were at Cafe Aroma last night to savor an Abalone dish that Sam the chef had made, we found ourselves there again this afternoon to meet with our friend Rachael so Jon […]