We have a lot of cookbooks. Some are from well known chefs and others are little books we take chances on when we see them at estate sales or library book sales (our favorites). At this new house we’ve opted not to have cable television which is a HUGE adjustment for one of us…(me). […]
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Spaghetti Squash & Goats Cheese Arancini with Pumpkin Seeds
A number of years ago I met a crazy Irish-Italian American guy from San Francisco who ultimately became my roommate. He loved food. He still loves food. One night we went out to dinner and he introduced me to Arancini. I’m not sure if I loved the creamy rice of the inside or the […]
Cypress Grove Truffle Tremor Chèvre
The other night we decided to try this pungent Truffle Tremor Chèvre from Cypress Grove. As soon as we unwrapped it we could smell the truffle, which we were expecting, but what we were not expecting was that the cheese smelled much more like a triple cream brie than a chèvre. We ate […]
Organic Arugula Salad with Baby Turnips, Fig Goats Cheese and Chicken
Today was beautiful. The sun was shining, the air was warm and for October 12 it felt more like late August. When I got home from work I got our little Lucy and headed off for the farmer’s market at our local park. We found all sorts of treasures including some baby turnips, organic […]
Swiss Chard and Goats Cheese Omelete with Organic Eggs
We found these beautiful organic eggs at the farmer’s market and did not hesitate to spend the five dollars to get them. We especially loved the blue egg! Where we live you don’t see farm fresh eggs very often, so this was a treat. We also purchased some gorgeous Swiss chard. The stalks were so beautiful we […]
Gluten Free Quinoa, Roasted Vegetables & Goat Cheese Salad with Pan Roasted Chicken
We had a request yesterday to blog about a gluten free dinner. This is one of our favorite and most flavorful gluten free recipes. Ingredients: 2C tri colored quinoa 4C homemade chicken stock roasted vegetables of your choice goats cheese toasted pecans a handful of thyme zest & juice of one lemon roasted chicken […]