Pasta with Dandelion Greens, Sweet Potato Leaves, Garlic & Pistachio

Dandelion greens are one of my favorite edible weeds, and they love being wilted into garlic butter with pasta. I decided to add some sweet potato leaves, mostly because they pop up and  kind of go crazy in my garden every year, but also because they add a bit of sweet, more delicate green flavor … Read More


Oil-Free Red Lentil Pasta Salad T.B.G.A.

I am enjoying the new red lentil pasta varieties that have been popping up at the store. If you are going to have pasta, these are a good way to go, with just lentils, quinoa and water as ingredients, and packed with protein and other nutrients. This recipe is a cold salad twist on linguine with … Read More


Vegan Cashew Nasturtium Pesto

Are you a pesto-file? Always looking at different ways to make pesto? Here is one you quite possibly have not tried yet, and it is very versatile. A couple weeks ago, I taught a workshop on edible common garden flowers at Fig Earth Supply, the edible nursery in my neighborhood. And, it got me thinking … Read More


Baked Spaghetti Squash with Sage Almond Cream

Baked spaghetti squash can be pretty versatile. In this recipe, the squash strands are carefully scraped out with a fork to make a spaghetti-like dish with a delicious plant-based creamy sage sauce. It’s kind of like pasta Alfredo, but healthier!


Bumper Crop and Kitchen Sinks

Did you get an awesome bumper crop of tomatoes this year? Did you go crazy at the Farmers Market and buy too many different, fabulous seasonal foods? Don’t worry! This recipe is like the best “kitchen sink” concoction you will ever sink your teeth into. Who knew that plums, tomatoes and cucumbers would love hanging … Read More


Baked Ratatouille with Fresh Basil

Baked ratatouille is super easy, delicious, and this recipe comes just in time for your summer vegetable harvest. It makes a great whole-food plant-based meal served with wild rice, pasta or polenta. It can also be used as a vegetable side dish. One recipe makes enough to enjoy a dinner and a couple easy lunches … Read More


Ketogenic Diet- An Objective Review

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The ketogenic diet seems to be on everyone’s minds and googling fingertips. This ultra-low-carb, high-fat, moderate-protein eating plan is gaining a great deal of traction on social media. If you search #keto on Instagram, you’ll get nearly two million posts in return. So what’s all the rage? Is it another fad diet, or is there some solid, … Read More


Linguine with Cashew Cheese Sauce, Sage, Butternut Squash & Peas

This month my kid got married, and we got our first real feeling of autumn outside. My son’s wedding plays a part in today’s post. I decided to prepare the food for the wedding, and give it a personalized touch for the special occasion. The bride and groom wanted a vegan menu, with vegan macaroni … Read More


Black Bean Rotini Salad

I thought I would squeeze in a 4th of July recipe this morning! Here is a gluten free pasta salad that is packed with summertime garden goodness, contains all the comfort and zesty flavors of the holiday, but won’t leave your body starving for awesome nutrition. I named it “L.A. Summer” because it contains all the … Read More


Spaghetti with Calabrese Broccoli, Green Garlic & Nasturtium Blossoms

We all know broccoli is good for us. But one has to admit that the same “commercial” broccoli that we are relentlessly exposed to can get a little tiring. That is why I always get a little excited whenever I see less ubiquitous varieties of broccoli at the market. The particular calabrese in this recipe … Read More