Recipes

I love pears, yet I often forget about them. This very easy recipe looks elegant enough for entertaining, or whenever you want to have a lovely sweet treat! Makes 4-6 servings: Pastry: 8oz      Unbleached all-purpose flour 4oz      Sweet butter (room…Read More

Everyone knows that St. Patrick’s Day centers around endless libations, beers and barhopping with friends and family, but aside from the obvious green themed cocktails (listed below), wanted to propose drinking responsibly and truly “GREEN” with Caliche rum cocktails.  Caliche…Read More

This cold just won’t go away, will it? While it limits many of the outdoor activities you enjoy, the good news is that you will find yourself with a little more time. Skip the bar, grabbing a beer and going…Read More

A very tasty, low fat dish that is so easy and fast to make! Serves 2-3: 2          large skinless chicken breasts – cut each into three pieces 2c        organic low fat, low sodium chicken stock 1          large yellow onion –…Read More

This is a really great chili, hard to believe it’s from leftover turkey! The recipe is really flexible you can substitute for what you have handy. It’s more about building layers of flavor. So be adventurous! Serves 6-8: 2 tbsp…Read More

This weekend at the farmer’s market the beets were fresh from the ground, salad greens were still plentiful and the local dairy farm had some amazing goat cheeses, so there were the basics for a lovely Fall Beet Salad! Serves…Read More

It’s Whole Grains Month and we’re celebrating with some delicious Kamut. A perfect accompaniment to turkey, or a delicious vegetarian side dish. Serves 6 as a side dish: 1 c          Kamut berries 2      …Read More

The Waldorf Salad was invented with ingredients that were at hand at the time. The same goes for this super easy 9.11 salad. We were not allowed back in our downtown apartment for six weeks following the attack on the…Read More

Serves 8: Dressing: 1 tbsp  balsamic vinegar 2 tsp   fresh lemon juice 1/4      tsp sea salt 3         tbsp extra virgin olive oil Whisk together vinegar, juice and salt then add extra virgin olive…Read More

Sometimes it’s difficult to stay cool as a cucumber in this heat however that should not shy you away from enjoying this delicious vegetable. Cucumber has become a featured flavor in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks this summer and we…Read More