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Sweet Zucchini-Pepper Relish

Sweet Zucchini-Pepper Relish

A couple of years ago, while having a girlfriends night, my friend Erin showed up with this Sweet Zucchini-Pepper Relish. She served it on slices of baguette with cream cheese or goat cheese, and a dollop of the relish on top. It was a big Read more

Vegan Brownies

Vegan Brownies

Last year, my dear friend, Sarah, got married. Her bachelorette party ended at my place for dessert and “Blushing Bride” martinis. Now, Sarah’s oldest girlfriends, since she was a kid, are Maya, Liberty, and Chloe, and those three are vegans. While I follow with a Read more

Garlic Scape Pesto

Garlic Scape Pesto

In late spring, a magical thing happens. In the winter, farmers plant garlic. Usually, they plant rows of cloves, and in the spring, the scapes, or green leaves of the garlic, poke up out of the ground and begin growing. To make the garlic focus Read more

Macaroons

Macaroons

Or, What To Do With the Egg Whites Left Over From Making Crème Brûlée Okay. Crème Brûlée. Four egg yolks. What do you do with the whites? Well, you could add them to scrambled eggs, or make an omelette, but I really like to make Read more

Mother’s Day: Crème Brûlée

Mother’s Day: Crème Brûlée

Mother’s Day. For me, it’s bittersweet. I love being a mom. I’m sure my friends are sick of me saying “He’s my life.” But he is. It’s hard to put into words how much my life changed when Michael came into my life, but I Read more

Pie for my Mom {Vegan Pie Crust Recipe}

Pie for my Mom {Vegan Pie Crust Recipe}

Today is my mom’s birthday. We lost her on April 14, 2008, after a three-year battle with cancer. Now, there’s some things you need to know about my mom. She was a natural blonde (part of the reason my father fell in love with her) Read more

Hummus

Hummus

Greece has a very special place in my heart. My sweetie and I went there for my 40th birthday, and it was amazing. We spent the bulk of our time on the beaches of Naxos, but we traveled around a bit, too, and we ate Read more

Cooking by Laptop

Cooking by Laptop

In my house growing up, pepper was considered exotic. I remember clearly the first time I got my dad to eat a Caesar salad. It was a huge victory. Suffice to say, I descend from very unadventurous palates. My mom left  her German/Russian Mennonite home Read more