Green Chili is perfect for winter days, football games, and other cold-weather festivities! Made with a warm combination of green chiles, red tomatoes, and ground pork, served over cooked spaghetti and topped with crumbled feta cheese and cilantro, your taste buds will be wildly confused and then rapaciously CRAVING4MORE! Pork Green Chile Pasta Green chile is…
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As it happens, I prepared this soup for a girlfriend’s family during her maternity leave – just a week or so following the birth of beautiful Frankie Blue.I wanted to gift something comforting, warming, and equally nourishing for the entire family.Soup (and tacos) 😋🥣🌮. All of that sounds SO great! At the same time, just…
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This is a great way to serve warming and nourishing risotto for a crowd at a lunch or brunch party (or an easy dinner, in my case). With this recipe you won’t need to be in the kitchen stirring the pot when your guests arrive. The tender rice, cooked with gorgeous sweet potatoes, gives the…
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Super tasty.Super satisfying.Super salubrious.And, super easy. Oh, and super RUBY RED: Ruby Red Beet Balsamic Bison Sausage Sauté Ruby Red Beet Balsamic Bison Sausage Sauté 1 lb. bison sausagesea salt and pepper1 lb. roasted beets, peeled and sliced1 Tbs. balsamic glaze, divided1 cup cooked black rice (red, purple, etc.)1 Tbs. olive oil1 Tbs. fresh tarragon,…
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Warming winter veggies.Sometimes that’s all we need.They are sweet. They are earthy. They are nourishing. They are satisfying. And, in this case, with the raisins and walnuts, they are both crunchy and chewy.Oh, and I LOVE parmesan cheese. LOVE it! Did you know that about me? Enjoy: Winter Walnut Parsnip Salad Winter Walnut Parsnip Salad…
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Dear friends are well, “dear.”She was getting ready to travel. She already has WAY too much on her plate. Her “backpack” is full. I beg her to unpack, even just a little at a time, but she’s such a giver. Things are hard right now. But, I love this lady to the moon and back.So,…
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It’s just like Thanksgiving in a bowl – or on one plate, but all in one bite!The umami mushroom flavor, sautéed with onions and celery, paired with the aromatics of fresh sage and wild rice, along with the crunch and chewy textures of chopped pecans and dried cranberries. This is all married together with a…
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Believe it or not, on the same day Valerie and I baked our Persimmon Tarragon Cranberry Cookies as part of a care package to send away, I decided I wanted to take FULL advantage of persimmon season and create a dinner with the super fruit. Pork seemed like a logical pairing, not only because of…
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Roasted Root Vegetables! Yes, fall…and nearly winter is here. It’s time to roast those roots. When Brian and I first met, I believe the only items he could possibly smell wafting from and around me were those of the cooking variety – specifically root veggies, rosemary, and Brussels sprouts. This poor man…he stuck through it…
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Is there anything better than a seared tuna steak? Well, yes. But, you do understand that a properly seared piece of ahi is nothing less than heaven on earth. Especially when paired with creamy coconut rice and basil ~ and the flavors and aroma of sesame.
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