There is nothing like going on vacation, especially overseas. It’s a time to see the way a different culture lives, their architecture, art, and of course cuisine! Over Thanksgiving, my family vacationed in Italy; Rome, Florence, Tuscany, and Venice to be precise. In Tuscany we dined on Perugia chocolate and Tuscan bean soup, in Florence Read More
Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to sit in on a cooking class at The New School of Cooking, which was being taught by Karla Lomeli, a Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts graduate and former teacher. This lesson plan was specific to fish, but Karla mentioned that if you buy protein cold, Read More
I was introduced to Ancient Harvest‘s POW! Pasta at Expo West, the world’s largest natural, organic and healthy products event. These are the only bean and lentil-based pastas made with quinoa. Each serving has twice the protein (21-25 grams) and three times the fiber (7 grams) of traditional wheat pasta. The line includes five pasta Read More
Not going to lie to you, when I recently learned today’s “tip”, I was a bit shocked. So, I’ll get right to it. Did you know that bell peppers (green, orange, yellow, and red) are all the same variety of pepper?! Green bell peppers are unripe versions of orange, yellow, or red peppers! Green peppers grow Read More
It’s summer, which means it’s rosé time! I like enjoying rosé as is, but I saw a version of today’s recipe on BonAppétit.com, and decided it would be a good change up to my normal rosé game. I substituted a few ingredients, because my store didn’t have them, but find the original recipe HERE. ¾ cup Read More
