Purple Cauliflower Soup
Had so much fun making this soup for lunch today. Love the color! I adapted this recipe from love and olive oil.com. It gets more purple-looking as it cooks. Looks [...]
My Attempt at Authentic Pasta e Fagioli
Interestingly, my non-Italian grandmother, Marie Halley, was a brilliant seamstress, not a cook, but she made one dish that I loved as a kid, Pasta e Fagioli. We called it [...]
Tuna Fish Cakes
My husband is a bit of a food fussy about fish, but he enjoys fish cakes. I had some tuna steaks, so I thought I would make fish cakes with [...]
Macadamia Crusted Halibut with Mango Salsa
Friends brought us some macadamia nuts from Hawaii, so I made macadamia crusted halibut with mango salsa and served it with roasted asparagus with lemon, garlic and parmesan and coconut [...]
Peach Scones
Wow! Used up some fresh peaches and made peach scones during the World Cup final today. I used the same recipe I posted for Lemon and Blueberry scones, minus the [...]
Lemon Blueberry Scones with Lemon Glaze
I love the flavor combination of lemon and blueberry. Using ripe blueberries, I made these yesterday with a lemon glaze. I had baked scones before, but never made them from [...]
Chicken Milanese with Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil Salad
Wow! Made this for dinner this week, and it will become a regular in our meal rotation. This is a New York Times recipe, and it was perfect. I did [...]
Pasta with Creamy Peas and Fresh Mint
Made this for the first time last night, and it was really tasty. Loved the peas and mint together as it tasted very fresh. Adapted from Bon Appetit Ingredients 10 [...]
Tilapia Piccata
I updated my tilapia piccata recipe, so I have posted it again. We made it the other night outside on the side burner of the grill. Made spiced, grilled purple [...]
Chicken Tortilla Soup
This tortilla soup, garnished with avocado, cheese and cilantro was so good! I am definitely making this again. I loved tasting this while it was cooking... We used leftover chicken [...]