Your Holiday Guests will Swoon over this Breakfast Dish!

If you want to impress your house guests this holiday season, serve them an Apple Dutch Baby for breakfast. It is made with a combination of caramelized apples and  a custard style batter. The whole process is done in the oven creating one large puffy pancake that is absolutely scrumptious! It all starts with melting some butter in a heavy skillet in the oven. I use my … Read more Your Holiday Guests will Swoon over this Breakfast Dish!

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You Would Never Know that this Cinnamon Roll Pie is Gluten Free!

As a child, I used to fight with my brother over cinnamon rolls. I loved those Pillsbury “place and bake” rolls hot from the oven with melted icing on top. This pie brings back those fond memories, with a new twist on a healthier version. This amazing pie is made with a somewhat unique mixture of ingredients. And although there is sugar in the pie and frosting, all of the other ingredients are … Read more You Would Never Know that this Cinnamon Roll Pie is Gluten Free!

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Dinner in a Snap!

Looking for something quick and easy for dinner? Try this delicious Kung Pao Chicken and Snap Pea recipe that I adapted from Inspiralized. Just a little bit of prep, a quick stir fry and dinner is ready! I swear, I will never hand slice an onion again. Now that I know how to spiralize onions, it makes that annoying task so simple! A whole sliced … Read more Dinner in a Snap!

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A new String Bean recipe that you’ll want to Gobble Up!

As a kid, one of the only vegetables I liked was string beans. We ate wax beans (the yellow ones) and green beans out of a can. Yuck! I can’t even imagine doing that any more, however I still love string beans. Just as long as they are the fresh variety. Well fresh is what they are when you get them from Talley Farms CSA! … Read more A new String Bean recipe that you’ll want to Gobble Up!

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Inspiralized recipe for Chicken Paprikash is a Winner!

I love using my spiralizer and should certainly do it more often. I saw a spiralizer recipe for Chicken Paprikash from Inspiralized and since my son was visiting from San Francisco and it is one of his favorite dishes, I decided to try it. The best part was it allowed me to include the use of my beautiful red bell peppers from Talley Farms. I also made … Read more Inspiralized recipe for Chicken Paprikash is a Winner!

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The End of Summer’s Bounty

I’ve been trying to make the most of the last of my summer bounty. With beautiful Roma tomatoes and Fresh non-GMO bi-color corn from Talley Farms, I decided to combine some processes for using them together. I have been committed to finding ways to keep the most nutritional value in my fresh produce while cooking and preparing meals. This means using them as close as possible to … Read more The End of Summer’s Bounty

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A Great Recipe for Stone Fruit or Berries!

Here is a recipe that you can make with any type of stone fruit or berries (or combination) that you have on hand. I made two different versions; one with Blackberries and one with Peaches. The recipe is for Fruit Hand Pies – cute little enclosed pies that you can eat by holding in your hand. (unless they’re hot, like mine were:) No need for … Read more A Great Recipe for Stone Fruit or Berries!

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A Simple Sauce transforms an Ear of Corn

The original corn from years ago had twice as much protein as our modern corn and significantly less starch. Over the years, it has been transformed through several mutations, hundreds of generations of human selection and genetic manipulation resulting into a modern super sweet variety that can contain up to 40% sugar. It is also much lower in phytonutrients than earlier corn. Nowadays, stores advertise … Read more A Simple Sauce transforms an Ear of Corn

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Yotam Ottolenghi achieves Greatness by Combining Flavors!

Yotam Ottolenghi is the superstar of vegetable cooking. He is one of my culinary idols as I love his sense of creativity and uniqueness. I have selected to do an in-depth study of his cooking style and will be sharing it with you. Stay tuned for some fantastic farm fresh ideas coming your way! This week I made his Cauliflower, Grape and Cheddar Salad. I … Read more Yotam Ottolenghi achieves Greatness by Combining Flavors!

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