Serves 4 The egg is incredible. It’s the one food I could never give up to become vegan. Not that I ever wanted to become vegan, but I...

Makes 3 Cups Variations on classics are never ending in the kitchen. It’s one of the reasons I so enjoy cooking and sharing what I cook....

Makes 3 Cups So, remember I said something about minimal cooking? Well, doing what I can to minimize turning on the stove or oven? This...

Makes 4 Pita-ninis In this summer heat, I’m drawn to the simplest meals. (Read: the less I have to turn on the stove, the better!) That...

Makes 1 Cup Figs are one of those fruits that evoke a sense of mystery. Its very shape, the thread like center surrounded by hundreds of...

Makes 24 mini tarts Let’s start with the sabayon. Anything French is basically gourmet by default. This sabayon, or French custard,...

Makes 4 cups I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to write about the amazing avocado. I’ve alluded to it here and there, but finally...

Makes 20 ridiculously amazing truffles I had the good fortune of getting my hands on some Kingdom Dates, which just means they came from...

The very word confit conjures images of haute cuisine, ultra gourmet, inaccessible restaurants, maybe even a dress code? It does sound...

Caught Red-Handed! So, it turns out that my gourmet baby, Claire Berlin, prefers to dine on paper over any food I’ve given her yet. She...

Sunflower milk? Once upon a time I might have been skeptical of this, almond milk, hemp milk, etc. I had already had my prejudices...

Last week Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City, proposed a ban on super sized (anything larger than 16oz) sugary drinks. I was...

Makes 1 1/2 C (approximately) This dish came about on a whim. My husband was braising then grilling short-ribs; it’s a long story with a...

Makes 1 1/2 C You may be wondering why I didn’t call my blog The Coconut Gourmet since I seem to use coconut in so many of my recipes. I...

Make 6 Burgers You may be wondering how I might have the audacity to put a veggie “burger” on the blog after not too long ago singing the...

Serves 4 Adapted from The Cancer Fighting Kitchen My husband’s current obsession, besides our daughter’s belly laugh, is curry. He seems...

Make 9 Pancakes I usually prefer savory breakfasts over sweet ones. I grew up eating rice and beans as my first meal of the day and it’s...

Serves 6 (or good for lunch all week!) Dear Lentils, You must know how much I love you since I always have at least 3 of you (red, brown...

Yields 6 servings I was in a bit of bind a few days ago when it came time for dinner. My daughter had a doctor’s appointment and then...

Makes 12 Muffins I’ve been on the market for a new breakfast food. Around this time I’m kind of done with oatmeal and its variants. ...