Pumpkin Bread

No one can resist warm pumpkin bread baking in the fall!

Corn on the Cob with a Cherry Tomato & Eggplant dish on the side

I miss summer already.

roasted cauliflower, green beans & pecans

Zahra Mekhla: Middle Eastern roasted cauliflower with zaatar and tahini sauce (see recipe)


(White) green beans and pecans, with garlic, onion, lemon, dried lemon powder, and parsley.
Served over couscous.

Peanut Choco rice bar

Peanut Choco Drizzle cereal bar, made by EnviroKidz for the kid in all of us. Like a chocolate covered rice krispies treat, in snack bar format. I wish I had these when I was a kid!

cookie dough coconut milk ice cream

New Purely Decadent coconut milk ice cream - such a great idea! Rich and creamy as coconut milk, but the coconut flavor doesn't overpower the ice cream flavor.

farmers market salad

Enjoying the local produce while it lasts: lettuce, orange and white peppers, yellow carrots, and cucumber, all from our local farmers market. Topped with toasted pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds, and a vinaigrette.

baked potatoes with squash blossoms

Baked potatoes topped with squash blossoms (sauteed with olive oil and garlic). A new combination of heavy and light...

Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies

Dark Chocolate meets walnut in this cookie perfect for summer treats and fall sweets.

Apricot Galette

stewed daikon & beet greens

Stewed daikon with scallions, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, and cilantro, from Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian bookbook.
Improvised beet greens (free from the farmers market) with sweet hoisin sauce.

Senegalese vegetable stew with "fish" balls

A veggie adaptation of tart vegetable stew with fish balls, from the sultry Seductions of Rice cookbook. Fishballs made of tempeh, parsley, scallion, garlic, cayenne, and salt. Stew packed with daikon, carrots, tomatoes, cabbage, and onions, in a vinegar, tamarind, garlic, and chili sauce.

Butternut Squash and Chickpea Soup

A comforting blend of creamy roasted butternut squash and nutty chickpeas. View the recipe here.