Hello Blogging World! I’m finally taking the leap into writing my stories, both from a food and recipe perspective, and from the perspective of my various life adventures. I always think to myself, hey, I …
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Work from Home Lunch: Mediterranean Salad with Grilled Eggplant and Hummus
I made this delightfully nourishing salad for lunch today, and couldn’t wait to hop on here and share the recipe. This salad came together quickly with some leftover hummus from a previous take-out dinner and …
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Recipe: Radish and Chive Dip
You guys, let me tell you about this dip. This was one of the best things we have made with our CSA radishes, and will continue to be on our rotation many bundles of radishes …
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Work from Home Lunch: Roasted Root Veggie Salad with Arugula Pesto
Yesterday I posted my recipe for Roasted Root Veggies, which is a great meal prep option if you have a bunch of fun root veggies (turnips, radishes, beets, and potatoes) from your garden, market, or …
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Meal Prep Magic: Roasted Root Veggies
Upon receiving my latest CSA full of root veggies like Easter egg radishes, baby turnips, and baby beets, I set out to make a full sheet pan full of delicious roasted root veggies. If you …
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Tehachapi City Guide: Kohnen’s Country Bakery – Authentic German Bakery
After our apple adventure, we swung by a hidden gem in Tehachapi, Kohnen’s Country Bakery. Kohnen’s Country Bakery is an authentic German bakery that offers sandwiches, freshly baked breads, German goods (yes, including mustard and …
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Tehachapi City Guide: Pulford Apple Orchard
We decided to get out of Bakersfield for the morning for some crisp, mountain air and fall activities. We headed up the road on the 58 East for a nice 45 minute drive up to …
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Technique: Perfect Grilled Eggplant
One of my favorite summer foods is eggplant, and we tend to buy (and grow) the smaller varieties (purple pixie, little finger, or the Japanese long-style eggplants) as they are less bitter, less seedy, and …
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Recipe: Arugula Pesto with Hazelnuts and Lemon
My strategy on pesto: if it’s green and leafy, it can be pesto. Basil, arugula, fennel fronds, kale, spinach – all are very fine candidates to be turned into a super flavorful pesto at a …
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You Really Should Be Putting Honey on Your Pepperoni Pizza
Yes, you read that right. Honey on Pepperoni Pizza. Allow me to explain: We’ve been seeing this pop up on restaurant menus (looking at you, Bettina) and in various recipes across the internet. Whenever we …
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Garden Update: Composting Adventures and Fall/Winter Planting
It’s getting to be that transition time in our Santa Barbara garden plot, where the summer items are fading out and our winter garden is starting to go in. I love that we get to …
