Why hello Spring, and what have you brought us? Purple snow peas? Kohlrabi? Succulent strawberries? I guess I’ll find out when I visit the Hermosa Beach farmer’s market today. I’m excited to buy dried persimmons so that I can incorporate them into my smoothie, along with fresh mint and kale. I also wouldn’t mind picking…

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Asparagus SOUP 2 T olive oil, ghee or butter                                    1 bundle or 1 lb asparagus (2 C rough cut) 1 Cup sugar snap peas cut in half 4 C Stock: chicken, vegetable or No-chicken broth                                                  1 C leek rough chopped (white part only) 3-4 cloves of garlic chopped 1 tsp fresh or 1/2 tsp dried herbs: thyme, basil or oregano…

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Vegetable Pesto Pasta is a wonderful way to eat your vegetables. Simple to put together or make ahead, this dish uses a variety of seasonal vegetables no matter what time of year you make it. Prepare a batch or two of our basil pesto in the height of the summer and fall season and then…

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Peppermint Patty Pancakes in honor of St. Patrick’s Day!  We made minted spinach pancakes this morning. You really can’t taste the spinach and it’s a truly natural green pancake with added benefits. Wahoo! Peppermint Patty Whole Grain Pancakes Ingredients: 1 ½  Cups GF pancake flour ( We use Pamela’s Baking Mix) ¼ C Fresh ground…

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We get so excited when a new vegetable shows up at the Farmers Market! This week asparagus hit the farmers’ tents! They are such a simple delicacy as it doesn’t take much to prepare them! Roasted in a little olive oil and sprinkled with your favorite sea salt, perhaps add a bit of fresh minced…

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Crazy Good Gluten Free Dairy Free Boston Clam Chowder is easy to make! Seriously, after searching through many recipe books looking for some inspiration for a Boston white Clam chowder recipe, we chose Ina Garten’s Clam Chowder for our muse.  Just to clarify, Boston and New England are one in the same. Both are cream…

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