I love beets. It took me about 28 years to figure this out and then a couple years ago I was reintroduced. Oh how quickly I realized how foolish I’d been. So earthy and sweet, you can eat them with just about anything! So when last week I picked up my farm share and saw three beautiful magenta beets, my [...]

For those of you who don’t know, I have the best life partner one could hope for. He also happens to be among the top Dad’s in the world and today is celebrating his first father’s day. Happy Father’s Day, Jason! After four trips to the store (I have been a bit disorganized lately) I finally had all the ingredients [...]

This is a meal my husband and I brought back with us from a small restaurant cafe in western Michigan. It traveled over 3000 miles to find it’s way on our dinner table. And after traveling all those miles and over all that time, the dish has inevitably changed, but the inspiration behind it remains and several times a month [...]

 gluten-free & vegan This Lemon Pepper Pasta is a great meal for a warm day. The quinoa pasta is a light alternative to wheat pasta and the crisp asparagus and lemony tang welcome in the fast arriving summer. Lemon Pepper Quinoa Pasta with Blackened Tofuyield: 2 1 1/2 cups quinoa pasta 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium leek 1/2 bunch [...]

gluten-free, soy-free, vegan pizza When I removed gluten and soy from my diet I was afraid it was going to be a sad, sad month. How silly of me.This pizza is delicious, hearty, and completely satisfying.   Gluten-free cornmeal crust 2 1/2 cups gluten free flour (I used Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-free pizza crust mix)1/2 cup cornmeal2 tsp sea salt2 [...]