A few years ago I became a big lover of fresh fennel. I had not eaten it much while growing up, but as an adult love it to pieces. I discovered this recipe when the CSA box we were getting delivered kept having bunches of celery week after week. I originally made this with celery…
Category: Vegetarian
Heather’s Vegetable Soup
We have been having some colder weather here on the central coast. Not cold by New England standards (I can totally hear my East Coast family laughing at me), but cold enough away from our 80’ norm that I have been chilled to the bone and have had a hard time warming up. All I…
Aloo Matar
You know I adore Indian food. The practical thing would be for me to go to India and study cooking, but until then I will make do with practicing in my own kitchen. I have ordered aloo matar from a local Indian restaurant, loved it so much, I taught myself how to cook it at…
Italian Eggplant Capanota
This past fall my family was gifted a lot of eggplant by friend that’s a local winemaker. He and his wife put in a huge garden next to the winery and planted much more than they could use for family or at the winery. I rummaged around and found a recipe for this Italian Eggplant…
Rainbow Bean Soup Mix
This rainbow bean soup mix was a recipe I came up with last year to use as a table decoration for the local woman’s club I belong to. The rainbow bean soup mix is packaged up in a jar and you can decorate the top with decorative fabric. It makes a pretty gift or holiday…
Dairy Free Stuffed Mushrooms
This recipe for dairy free stuffed mushrooms was created kind of on accident. I wasn’t exactly trying to come up with this exact recipe, but it turned out so tasty I decided to write it down and use it for entertaining. So not only am I obsessed with breakfast foods, if you’ve been a reader…
Cold Lithuanian Borscht
My maternal grandfather was Lithuanian and this recipe for Cold Lithuanian borscht (beet soup) came from his mother when he was a little boy. My mom grew up eating this and while I’m not a big fan of red beets, I prefer roasted gold, everyone that has had this soup adores it. My mother and…
Italian Bean Salad
Italian food is on my mind. Sometimes more than others. This recipe for Italian bean salad was a requested favorite while we were catering. It’s hard for me to acknowledge, but we’re coming up on the 1st anniversary of our closure. I can’t believe it’s almost been a year. There have been so many changes….
Beet Risotto is Good for Fall
It’s fall recipe time, so I thought I’d share this one for beet risotto. This is not only a nice fall side dish but can also be used for Thanksgiving. I don’t have a clue to the recipe’s origin, but know we used this for many years when we had our catering company. BEET RISOTTO…