This fire roasted lentil soup is smoky and spicy from the addition of fire-roasted tomatoes and sweet from the addition of corn. The texture of the just-cooked lentils and veggies is sublime, and you can season to your liking with the additions of salt, red pepper flakes, lime juice and nutritional yeast. It’s naturally dairy […]
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Homey, tart, comforting and delicious — Our Sopa de Fideo is super easy, gluten-free, vegan and a huge yum. Sopa de Fideo (Mexican Noodle Soup) has all of the delish ingredients you think of when you think of Mexico … ripe tomatoes, fresh cilantro, onion and garlic, and cumin spice; plus, it has the addition […]
We can’t resist the amazing aroma and flavor of this curried vegetable soup noodles. It’s packed with vegetables, creamy coconut milk and served over yummy rice noodles. It takes about 30 quick minutes to make once your veggies are prepped, and you can cook the noodles simultaneously. This recipe is also super hearty even though […]
Delicious spread on toast, scones, between layers of cake, in a pastry or even atop gelato, this sweet and tart passionfruit curd has just the right bite of sour with sweet and is both beautiful and tasty. It’s magical watching this curd slowly thicken just from the low stovetop heat. The color is a vibrant […]
Easy Pico de Gallo (Mexican Tomato Salsa) — One of the best parts about a trip to Mexico is the food! There is nothing like sitting on a beach sipping a cool margarita with a basket of freshly fried corn tortillas and some chunky pico del gallo (tomato salsa) and guacamole. This easy Pico de […]
I love a good dash of cream in my tomato or pesto sauce … better yet, a bucket-full in a nice creamy white sauce, coating your pasta noodles and giving you that luscious bite that only a properly made roux can do. Until now. Because many cream sauces start with a flour-roux base (read: not […]
This recipe came about from having an abundance of hot Serrano peppers. First, this summer, my Serrano plant was abundant! Then, during COVID-19, when my Amazon shopper read “one” Serrano and brought me one Pound! Many of these went into homemade curries, and I still had about a dozen left over. Turns out a quick […]
Basil Pesto: Summer is a great season to grow your own herbs, but truly, this recipe can be made all-year long with your own or market-purchased basil. If you have other greens on hand such as parsley, spinach or even kale, feel free to experiment with 50/50 basil-greens combos and find out what you like! […]