There’s nothing like the fresh crunchy flavor of fennel bulbs and they’re a perfect ingredient in this fennel, sliced orange and olive salad. I put fennel in just about any kind of salad; use a to slice fennel paper thin for your salad. Fennel tends to turn brown so toss the fennel slices in…
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Pioppino mushroom soup with pancetta, spring peas, and green onions
So often what I make for lunch evolves right then and there with ingredients I have on hand and from the garden. Today was one of those days. It’s starting to feel just a tad on the chilly side, the sky is gray and rain for the next week is in the forecast so I’m…
Preserved Lemons
I first tried preserved lemons last spring in San Francisco and loved them immediately. What attracted me to preserved lemons was finally having a new recipe to help me use the dozens upon dozens of lemons our trees produce every year. I love limoncello, who doesn’t, but we make it every year. I’m always racking my brain to come up…
Banana Oatmeal Cookies
I’ve finally gotten myself into the mindset of shedding a few pounds and I’ll be honest it isn’t easy. My entire life revolves around food and I seem to move seamlessly from one food experience into another. Whether I’m running a cooking program, out to dinner, photographing food or at the market there never seems…