Baking Delectable Treats – What I’ve Learned So Far

Recently, I had some feedback from a reader who was making my Best Chocolate Cake Recipe. In an email exchange with her, I realized that I was perhaps not alway...

Discussions & IdeasTips & Tricks25 Comments

Spaghetti Squash with Pomodoro Sauce and Chicken Sausage

This is my mid-stride down my hallway on the way to the dinner table photo while thinking, "hmm, this actually looks pretty good. Perhaps I should take a photo ...

Main DishVegetarian8 Comments

Black Bean, Goat Cheese and Mushroom Quesadillas

I TRULY believe that everything happens for a reason. Last week while visiting one of my favorite, creative and inspiring people, mav, I totally spaced out and ...

Main Dish7 Comments

Hot Oven Magic – Roasted Chicken with Potatoes and Kale

It is really quite amazing what you can do with a little olive oil, salt and pepper and an extremely hot oven. Recently, I stopped in at my neighbor's house to ...

Main Dish2 Comments

Peekaboo Plum Cake

This past weekend, a most exciting thing happened in my life. I received my first organic produce weekly delivery box. I have been counting down the days like a...

Desserts & Sweets7 Comments

Steph’s Scrumptious Cheesecake

My friend Stephanie (who is a co-founder of this amazing non-profit in Portland, Oregon) has been telling me for ages about her awesome cheesecake recipe. She e...

Desserts & Sweets7 Comments

Asparagus Soup with Basil Cream

Do you ever have one of those nights where you think that you are going to whip up something quickly and over an hour later with a kitchen that could qualify as...

Soups6 Comments

Curried “Red” Lentil Soup

My first soup of fall! The truth is, I was starting to make Red Lentil Dal and added too much chicken stock. So, I just adjusted the ingredients a bit and turne...

Soups1 Comment

Steak with Ginger Peanut Sauce

I have been a lazy cook lately. And, due to preparations for an impending overseas trip, 'simple simon' has remained my credo this month. I was starting to feel...

Main Dish3 Comments

Horiatiki – Greek Peasant Salad

I have found that good dried Greek oregano is the key to successfully making many Greek dishes taste authentic, especially traditional Horiatiki or greek salad....

Greek FavoritesSaladsSides10 Comments

Pasticcio – Greek Baked Macaroni with Meat Sauce

Usually, we visit Corfu, Greece every August, my father-in-law's native island. This summer, we are going to the Netherlands instead for a wedding so we wil...

Greek FavoritesMain Dish47 Comments

Red Cabbage Slaw with Buttermilk Dressing

I have been a bit out of the loop lately... life has me wedged between some of this and some of that... you know how it goes. After a longer than usual absense,...

Buttermilk LoveSides4 Comments