ZA’ATAR SPICE One thing I love about living in Paris are the spice shops. There are many – some great, some good and some not so good. But, every time I walk into a shop, Marc says ” ahhhh… your space mountain!” and I proceed to stay much longer than expected 😉 I can’t deny […]
HOT PINK BEETROOT HUMMUS + SUMAC-DUSTED PITA CHIPS With the weather changing and turning into real Summer, I’m craving more vibrant foods and thus have been trying to add more color to my dishes. And as hummus is one of my favorite foods, I decided to start playing around with different recipes. Pea Hummus, Lentil […]
CHIPOTLE LIME CASHEW SAUCE {Vegan} I arrived in California a couple of weeks ago for what I’m calling, ‘a creative hiatus.” The sun is shinning the weather is sweet, (and I’m hoping this weekend) I’ll get to move my dancing feet! Thanks, Bob Marley! Suffice it to say, I’m very happy to be here! I’ve […]
PISTACHIO & PARSLEY PESTO It’s June and normally, the sun would be shinning and I would be taking every opportunity possible to be outside. But Paris has been very rainy and cold as of late. I’m still in a sweater and my Icelandic socks (a recent purchase as I was there a few weeks ago), […]
RAW DATE SYRUP A few years ago, I made a decision to stop eating refined sugar, and this coming from a girl who loves her sweets. And with all of the baking that I do, I wasn’t sure how I was going to substitute the sweet component of my recipes, but in fact, there are […]
Romesco Sauce It’s been awhile since my last post, but it’s because I’ve begun guest cooking at Chambre Noire, a natural wine and tapas bar, hidden in the 11th arrondisement of Paris. As you can imagine, I’ve been recipe tasting around the clock and I’m always looking for sauces and dips to accompany roasted vegetables […]
Basil Pesto {Vegan} When the temperature dropped this weekend in Paris, I got a bee in my bonnet to cook all weekend long. I had recently eaten at one of my favorite spots in Paris, Cafe Pinson, with my dear friend Flo, and I was suddenly inspired to duplicate the dish…roasted sweet potatoes and parsnips, […]
MAPLE & LEMON PEAR COMPOTE | V, GF, RSF Almost every year, in an effort to begin the new year in as “zen” a state as possible, Marc and I often rent a house in the middle of the countryside. This year, we chose Burgundy, an area which neither of us had ever visited. From […]
HOMEMADE CORN TORTILLAS Having grown up in the Bay Area in California, corn tortillas were like bread to me. I remember eating quesadillas and tacos multiple times throughout the week. But when I moved to Paris, tortillas were hard to find. I remember going to the spice market at Beaumarchais in 2009 where a bag […]
FRESH TOMATILLO SALSA When I’m in my hometown of Berkeley, California, one of my favorite things to do on a Saturday morning is go to the Center Street/Ecology Center Farmer’s Market. With my Canon 5D in hand, I find myself tasting and photographing everything…from purple radishes to purple carrots, and everything in between. I stumble […]
