Nothing says summer like an abundance of cucumbers, and this sandwich really warmed me up for the season. If all goes according to plan, we should be getting lots of cucumbers from both our garden …
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Recipe: The Ultimate Cucumber Sandwich
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3.16.21 Garden Update – Let the Spring Planting Begin!
We’re finally getting the last of the rainy season and the colder lows are hovering around the mid-40s, which means its finally time to start planting here in Southern California! Over the weekend, we put …
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Trying the Habanada Pepper from Row 7 Seeds
Readers of the blog will know that I’m a big-time fan of Row 7 Seeds, as I’ve posted about them several times in the past. So far, I’ve tasted most of their catalogue through finding …
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Recipe: Marinated Calabrian Chilis
Over the weekend, we made our way down to Santa Monica for the first time post-pandemic. It was so nice to be back and see a change of scenery, eat at new places, and stroll …
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Work from Home Lunch: Creamy Roasted Eggplant with Tomatoes and Spinach
Happy Monday, friends! It’s time for another week, which means the computer is up and running and my kitchen table/desk is back into work from home mode. I’m trying to ignore the growing pile of …
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Recipe: Roasted Eggplant with Chickpeas and Feta
This recipe is the perfect meal-prep solution to tackle a beautiful pile of summer eggplant. I cooked this up on Monday evening for dinner, and I have been enjoying the leftovers for lunches in various …
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Summer Pizza Ideas
As promised in my previous post, I wanted to share some snapshots from our last pizza night to spark some ideas for a summertime pizza party. The fun of pizza is that almost everything goes, …
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Making a Fresh Fig Tart with Cornmeal Rosemary Crust from Epicurious
I’m back on the blog! You may have noticed I’ve been on a little hiatus over the past week or so, during which I was traveling back East to be with my family and making …
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Homemade Baba Ganoush from Serious Eats
Recipe and pairing suggestions linked below, along with pictures from my baba ganoush making adventure! Summer’s bounty is still rolling in nicely out here, and I couldn’t resist picking up some of these beautiful Purple …
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Work from Home Lunch: Marinated Cannellini Bean and Tomato Salad
Welcome to this week’s installment of Work from Home Lunch, where I talk about my work from home meals that have been getting me through the at-home work day. This week I’ve been really digging …
