Collard Greens with Corn It’s winter, even here in Los Angeles and sometimes I want a dish that wraps its arms around me and gives me a huge hug. That’s when I turn to collard greens. Yet my craving didn’t stop at comfort, I wanted the heat of spice and a bit of crunch. I also wanted to keep the bright green of fresh collard greens. I was determined to stop my collards from … [Read more...]
Kale Smoothy
KALE SMOOTHY It's that time of year--it starts as a sniffle or an ache and before you know it...you're sick. And you're grumpy. And nothing tastes good. I'm no medical doctor but when I was feeling terrible because of the flu I shuffled into the kitchen and whipped up a kale smoothy. I'm not a smoothy kind of girl. If I want kale (on that rare occasion) I cook it. But … [Read more...]
Meatloaf Stuffed with Spinach
Meatloaf Stuffed with Spinach I have spent most of the second have of 2014 working in Branson, Missouri on the television show Branson Famous. Being away from my home for extended periods is not usual for me, nor any television producer for that matter. What was unusual about this job was that instead of staying in a hotel room I shared a house with the rest of the … [Read more...]
Chilled Pea Soup Redux
Chilled Pea Soup It's hot here in Los Angeles. This is a repost of a chilled pea soup that is a standard in my house. It's an easy and satisfying summer soup, try it, you'll like it. It took me three different experiments to get this just right. So give it a go. You'll be happy that you did. A few words of caution before you proceed. The pea and cucumber mixture has a … [Read more...]
Gazpacho Made Easy
When temperatures start to hit the 80s the last thing I want to do is cook. So I always turn to gazpacho, the chilled Spanish soup the sings of summer. Here's a video to show you just how easy gazpacho is to make. Gazpacho The following recipe is a combination of quite a few recipes that I've tried. I like Persian cucumbers because they have more bulk to them. You can … [Read more...]
