What do you get when you toss cauliflower, dried golden figs and hazelnuts into the oven? The start of an incredible veggie meal. If you're looking for a vegan and gluten free dish this is the one to make. I was inspired by a recipe on the California Fig site but I wanted a little more substance so I added red quinoa and for a little more crunch roasted hazelnuts. This is a … [Read more...]
Not Ketchup Blueberry and White Pepper
Blueberry Not Ketchup My fellow food blogger Erika Kerekes of In Erika’s Kitchen has taken a huge leap and opened her own line of gourmet sauces called Not Ketchup. Her wonderful Not Ketchup sauces come in three distinct flavors—Cherry Chipotle, Smoky Date and Blueberry White Pepper. Right now they are available in a number of specialty stores in Los Angeles and if you're … [Read more...]
Crispy Idaho Potato Discs
Crunchy Potato Discs with Cherry Chipotle Not KetchupThere’s an old saying that I just made up, “treat an Idaho potato with the care it deserves and you will get a little bit of crunchy potato heaven in return.” There’s also that old adaptation of the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young song “Treat your Russets Well” that I’m also very fond of. … [Read more...]
Idaho Purple Peruvian Potato Sauce
Purple Peruvian Potato Sauce When Erika Kerekes of In Erika’s Kitchen asked me to participate in PotatoPalooza 2014 I was over the moon. This was an opportunity to work hand in hand with the mistress of TrufflePalooza and create recipes with many varieties of Idaho potatoes. After a bit of brainstorming I suggested something with Idaho purple Peruvian potatoes. … [Read more...]
Pain Au Chocolat
Valentine’s Day will soon be upon us, and what better way to say I love you than to slave over a batch of croissant dough to make pain au chocolate and heart shaped croiss-nots?I took my croissant dough recipe and made pain au chocolate, chocolate glazed heart shaped croiss-nots (cronuts) and cinnamon sugar croissant nests. So here's the 'how to' once the dough is made and all … [Read more...]
