It’s getting deep into the summer growing season and the garden really starts to produce a lot of summer veg from July to September, and even into October. This year I ended up planting nine different varieties of zucchini/squash, including Golden, Black Beauty, Custard, Panache Scallop, Rampicante, Spaghetti Squash, Green Tint Scallop and Grey Zucchini … Read More...
Summer may feel over after Labor Day weekend, but seasonally many summer veggies are still growing strong here in SoCal, including green zucchini. This season I’ve been growing a bunch of summer squash varieties that I’ve mainly been slicing up and freezing for future meals, but I’ve also used a lot of the green zucchini to … Read More...
Caprese is one of my favorite summer appetizers to make: it’s the perfect combo of sweet tomato, rich and fatty cheese, earthy aromatic basil with a balsamic vinegar kicker. I’ll typically make caprese two ways: the traditional way with mozzarella cheese (or even burrata), and I like to do a dairy-free version using avocado as … Read More...
Cheesecake is my kryptonite. I eat a piece of the real stuff every year for my birthday (yep, the REAL stuff. Remember, 80/20), but for other times of the year when I have the urge for some cheesecake as a reward day treat, I like to have my real food remixed options available. These pistachio lime … Read More...
This week I whipped up of one of my all-time favorite Vietnamese soups, Pho (pronounced ‘fuh’), with a bit of a veggie-loaded kick to it. So if you’ve ever had Pho, you know traditionally it has thin slices of meat and rice noodles in it, right? But for this particular recipe I wanted to keep … Read More...
Nothing like Mother Nature’s beautiful rainbow carrots; and always a little extra special when you grow them in your own healthy soil. This year I planted organic carrot seeds in early spring and around now, mid-summer, they’re really starting to get happy and ready to harvest. I haven’t successfully saved carrot seeds yet, so all … Read More...
“Happiness is chips & salsa.” -Anonymous If that quote is true, then this seasonal spin to salsa is next level happiness. This was my first time making a watermelon-base salsa thanks to my friends Ralph & Angie over at Fallow Ground Farms, and I’ve got to say, this stuff turned out epic and it’s so … Read More...
I found out last week that Trader Joe’s is now carrying ready-made cauliflower rice (and life just got a whole lot easier!), which promptly got me motivated to make a new caulirice recipe this week for my meal prep. Cauliflower rice, or “Caulirice”, is one of my go-to grain-free additions to many of my meals during the … Read More...
One of my all time favorite fish is salmon. It’s rich, fatty and loaded with nutrition like the essential fatty acids EPA & DHA (omega-3s), B-vitamins, potassium, selenium and more. However, we must remember that food & the nutrition in it is only as good as it’s source (how it’s raised, how it’s grown, etc). … Read More...
Cinco de Mayo is here and this homemade black olive guacamole has got your back for putting big grins on guacamole-loving faces. Traditional guacamole we know has the basics: avocado, tomato, onion, lime, salt & pepp… but I wanted to put a little flavor and presentation spin to mine, so this version I made with … Read More...
