My friend Arantza’s motto in life – and in the kitchen – is “back to basics”. Sometimes this way of life is a must, like when you are cooking with limited ingredients or are on a strict budget, but at other times it’s just a good reminder that when it comes to regular, every-day, nutritious food, much ado will not always result in better food. Seeing my friend’s approach to food has been an inspirational reminder that while food is sustenance, nutrition, and key to our health, it does not always have to take center-stage and take over your life. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “Let’s Keep Things Simple, Shall We?”
Tag: Healthy Eats
Turn your Pantry into Raw Energy
As most of you know, I am an improviser in the kitchen. This makes it harder to follow a recipe to the “t”, but it helps me be inventive with what I have in my fridge, freezer or pantry. With a little inspiration from the newest cookies and health bars hitting the shelves in stores, I experimented with the nuts and seeds in my kitchen and came up with my very own raw, no-bake, chocolate, nut and seed balls. OK, the name sounds complicated but, luckily, they are everything but! Come and cook with us! Continue reading “Turn your Pantry into Raw Energy”
Making Great Granola
Cereal for breakfast was never my thing. True, it’s super easy, fast and efficient yet it hardly leaves me feeling satisfied. Most packaged cereals are either too sweet, too salty, too crunchy or too soft and certainly wouldn’t do the job of filling me up for the morning, especially if I stuck to the intended serving size. There are some great granolas out there but if you want to feed a family of four, you easily break the bank. Which led me to try to make my own. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “Making Great Granola”
Falling for Favas
When friends come to visit, I cherish the opportunity to take them on sightseeing tours around the San Francisco Bay Area. Besides Muir Woods, a trip to the deYoung and dinner in the city, we always take our guests on a ride along Highway 1 to show off the beautiful coastline of Northern California. On one such recent trip, my friend Bettina and I ended up at a farmstand in Bolinas where all kinds of fresh produce were on display. Radishes, greens, lettuces and, to my delight, two big boxes of fresh fava beans! Dinner was sorted. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “Falling for Favas”
What’s for Dinner? Well, let’s check the fridge and see what we find…
All right, I admit it: I’m ready for summer. I don’t know if it’s the long days, the higher temperatures or just the one too many commitments I’m trying to squeeze in before the school year ends, but I am past ready for it. One side effect of this is that I’ve lost my enthusiasm to go grocery shopping, which has been quite a challenge when it comes to fixing dinner. It has also forced me to refine my “kitchen foraging” skills: what can I make with what little I have in the kitchen? This week’s winner was a creamy avocado pasta that was a favorite with young and old alike. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “What’s for Dinner? Well, let’s check the fridge and see what we find…”
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