This is a riff on a familiar treat – popcorn. It’s a crunchy, umami-laced snack that any mermaid would love. The addition of the common Japanese seasoning furikake makes gives it a great taste. I find that grinding the furikake using a mortar and pestle helps to evenly distribute the flavor onto the popcorn. You…
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Asparagus + Chicken + Quinoa = the Beauty of One
I just returned from a multiple city trip to look at colleges for my daughter. Though we ate fabulous restaurant meals, I found myself longing for fresh, simple food centered on the seasonal produce I find here in the Bay Area. One of the college students we ate with was a California girl living in…
Rice Bowl Lunch
I was recently inspired by a meal at a local restaurant. It was a delicious combo of vegetables, meat, and seasonings on a bowl of rice. My daughter and I were wanting some tasty, nutritious lunch options for the week, but they needed to be fast. We decided to give rice bowls a try, and…
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts are powerfully nutritious, like all of their cabbage kin. They are a strong flavored green, and when properly prepared are uniquely nutty and flavorful. They are at their peak of flavor when harvested after a frost, or during the cool days of Fall. There are many ways to coax the best from these…
Butternut Squash Steak with Spicy Pepitas Pesto
Squash are reigning supreme at my local market, and one of my very favorites is the smooooth, sweet, easy on the taste-buds butternut squash. I found a big, blocky hulk of a butternut squash at my market, and decided it deserved to be treated right. Butternut squash flesh is firm, velvety, and subtly sweet. I…
Quinoa and Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash
The first Fall squash just arrived in my CSA veggie box — rich flavored, delicious acorn squash. Yeah! Each season has its culinary stars, and squash are definitely the stars of Fall. Another autumnal joy is the new crop of apples in my local market. I combined sweet-tart apples with protein packed quinoa and walnuts…
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